St Mary's Church, Stogumber

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Church of St Mary
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Location within Somerset
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Town or city Stogumber
Country England
Coordinates 51°07′40″N3°17′25″W / 51.1278°N 3.2903°W / 51.1278; -3.2903
Completedlate 13th century

The Church of St Mary in Stogumber, Somerset, England dates from the late 13th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. [1]

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The church was founded as a Saxon minster with a chapelry at Bicknoller and other dues payable from property in Monksilver, Clatworthy and Elworthy. [2]

The oldest portions of the church are the tower and south porch. The tower can be dated from a will bequeathing money for its construction in 1401. [3] The north aisle is traditionally held to have been built by Cardinal Beaufort as a penance for his behaviour at his hunting lodge Halsway Manor. [4] The red sandstone church was restored in the 1870s to designs by John Dando Sedding. [5] The interior includes a chandelier built around 1770. The font is from the 15th century. The church has a stone pulpit. [6]

The churchyard contains the war graves of two Gunners of World War I. [7]

The Old Vicarage, which is now a private dwelling, was built in the 15th century. [8] The old brewhouse behind the vicarage is medieval in origin. [9]

The parish is part of the Quantock Towers benefice within the Quantock deanery. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Church of St Mary". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  2. ↑ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. pp.  193–194. ISBN   1-874336-26-1.
  3. ↑ Dunning, Robert (2007). Somerset Churches and Chapels: Building Repair and Restoration. Halsgrove. p. 41. ISBN   978-1841145921.
  4. ↑ "Stogumber". Quantock Online. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  5. 1 2 "The Blessed Virgin Mary, Stogumber". Church of England. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "St Mary's church". Stogumber. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  7. ↑ CWGC Cemetery Record, details from casualty record.
  8. ↑ "The Old Vicarage". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  9. ↑ "The Brewhouse, about 10 metres South of The Old Vicarage". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
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