Church of St Nicholas, Corfe

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Church of St Nicholas
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Location Corfe, Somerset, England
Coordinates 50°58′17″N3°05′40″W / 50.9715°N 3.0945°W / 50.9715; -3.0945 Coordinates: 50°58′17″N3°05′40″W / 50.9715°N 3.0945°W / 50.9715; -3.0945
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Nicholas
Designated25 February 1955
Reference no.1060345
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Location of Church of St Nicholas in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Nicholas in Corfe, Somerset, England was built in the Norman period and rebuilt in 1842. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]

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History

The Church of St Nicholas is a 1842 rebuilding, by Benjamin Ferrey of a Norman church on the same site. [1] The chancel arch and nave arcade are neo-Romanesque and, along with two corbels, have survived from the design of the original building. [2]

The south aisle was added and tower rebuilt in 1858 by Charles Edmund Giles. [3] Stained glass by James Powell and Sons was installed in the 1850s. [4]

In 1969 the chancel was further restored. [1]

The parish is part of the Blackdown benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [5]

Architecture

The church is built of Blue Lias with stone dressing and a slate roof. It has a four-bay nave, a south aisle and a chancel. The three-stage tower has a pyramidal roof. [1]

Inside the church the Norman white stone font survives. [6] [7]

The churchyard includes an unidentified chest tomb from around 1860, [8] and one for the Brown family from the late 18th century. [9]

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