Historic Churches in Somerset

A 15th century church with a wonderful west tower, including superb fan vaulting under the tower arch. There is a 16th century brass to Philip Bisse, a pair of Perpendicular fonts, and fragments of medieval glass.
Batcombe, Somerset, England, BA4 6HE

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Heritage Highlight: Fan vaulting under the 15th century tower
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Oliver King, Bishop of Bath and Wells, had a dream of angels climbing a ladder, and a voice said to him, "Let a King restore the church". He took this as a sign that he should rebuild Bath Abbey. So in 1499 he had the existing Norman abbey church pulled down and work begun on a new cathedral. The result is one of the best examples of late medieval Gothic architecture in Britain.
Bath, Somerset, England, BA1 1LT

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Heritage Highlight: Superb Perpendicular vaulting
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One of the 'Somerset Towers', a lovely red sandstone church dating to the 14th century. The interior features a fabulously carved and painted 16th century rood screen, a carved Jacobean pulpit, and a collection of attractively carved and painted 16th century benches.
Church Street, Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England, TA4 3AT

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A small Perpendicular parish church famous for its carved bench ends. Three of the bench ends depict the story of an abbot, represented by a fox. In the first panel the abbot preaches to his flock of geese, in the second he is cast in chains, and in the third, the geese hang the fox. This allegory points to the feelings of the villagers towards the church, probably in the form of the powerful Abbot of Glastonbury. The church also features a lovely late Jacobean memorial to John Somerset.
Church Lane, Brent Knoll, Somerset, England, TA9 4EE

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A small medieval church dating to the 12th century. The buildinmg was enlarged in the 13th century, and a west tower was added in the 15th century.
Backwell, Brockley, Somerset, England, BS48 3AX

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A lovely 15th century church boasting an ancient oak tree in the churchyard, a richly carved chancel screen, and perhaps the oldest parish chest in England, carved out of a hollow oak log some time before 1200. Look for the tomb of The Honourable Aubrey Herbert, designed by Edwin Lutyens.
Brushford New Road, Brushford, Somerset, England, TA22 9AP

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Heritage Highlight: 1500 carved oak chancel screen and 12th century parish chest
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A delightful country church in the Mendip Hills of northern Somerset. The bulk of the church is built of blue lias stone, wth the exception of the lovely west tower, which is built of local red sandstone.
Temple Cloud, Cameley, Somerset, England, BS39 5AH

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A 13th century church incorporating parts of an earlier 12th century building. The church stands above the Court House manor. The oldest feature is the 12th century tympanum, or arch over the south door.
Clevedon Lane, Clapton-in-Gordano, Somerset, England, BS20 7RH

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Said to be the smallest parish church in England, seating only 33, St Beuno's can only be reached on foot. The church is sited in a quiet combe looking out to sea. A leper's squint is set into the north wall, a relic of the 16th century when a leper's colony was sited in the nearby woods. The church boasts a Saxon font and carved head that is part-cat, part-man on the north window.
Porlock Weir, nr Minehead Culbone, Somerset, England, TA24

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Heritage Highlight: The late Saxon font
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A fine Perpendicular church in a pretty village looking down over the Somerset Levels. There are 13th and 14th century tombs in the north chapel, some beautifully carved bench ends from the 14th century, and a lovely Jacobean monument to the Jennings, father and son, in the chancel.
Butt Lane, Curry Rivel, Somerset, England, TA10 0HQ

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