Church of St Michael, Stoke St Michael

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Church of St Michael
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Location Stoke St Michael, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°13′16″N2°28′55″W / 51.2210°N 2.4819°W / 51.2210; -2.4819 Coordinates: 51°13′16″N2°28′55″W / 51.2210°N 2.4819°W / 51.2210; -2.4819
Builtc. 1400
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Michael
Designated2 June 1961 [1]
Reference no.1173964
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Location of Church of St Michael in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Michael in Stoke St Michael, Somerset, England was built around 1400. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]

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History

The western tower survives from the building constructed around 1400. The remainder was largely being rebuilt as part of a Victorian restoration in 1838 by Jesse Gane. [2]

The church was a chapelry of Doulting. [3]

The parish is part of the Leigh-on-Mendip with Downhead and Stoke St Michael benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [4]

Architecture

The stone building has a five-bay nave and a chancel. [1]

The tower is supported by diagonal buttresses. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Historic England. "Church of St Michael (1173964)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. Historic England. "Church of St Michael (1173964)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 25 November 2006.
  3. Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: the Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. p.  197. ISBN   1-874336-26-1.
  4. "St Michael, Stoke St Michael". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 9 November 2017.