Historic Churches in Somerset

A largely 15th-century church beside Muchelney Abbey. There are 13th-century floor tiles and a 15th-century font, but the highlight is a superb early 17th-century painted ceiling featuring bare-breasted angels and plump cherubs, set against a background of clouds, stars and the sun.
Muchelney, Somerset, England, TA10 0DQ

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Heritage Highlight: Painted early 17th-century ceiling

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St Mary's Church stands in a picture-perfect location beside the Tudor manor of Nettlecombe Court. Within the church are effigies of the Ralegh family, the earliest of which dates to 1260. Other highlights include 16th-century carved bench ends, medieval heraldic tiles, and a restored late medieval screen.
Nettlecombe Court, Nettlecombe, Somerset, England, TA4 4HT

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Heritage Highlight: Ralegh family effigies

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North Curry Church is known as The Cathedral of the Moors, a testament to its impressive size. The church dates to the 12th century though it replaced an earlier Saxon church. The oldest feature is a wooden chest possibly dating to the late Saxon period, discovered hidden in the bell-ringer's chamber.
Church Road, North Curry, Somerset, England, TA3 6LJ

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon parish chest

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There was a church in Northover as early as the late Saxon period, and Northover is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The church stands on a mound which may hide a pre-Christian temple.
Roman Road, Northover, Somerset, England, BA22 8JR

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The medieval church of St Mary' stands in the beautiful and remote Doone Valley of Exmoor. It was the setting for a dramatic scene in the novel Lorna Doone, when Carver Doone shot Lorna while she stood at the altar.
Doone Valley, Oare, Exmoor, Somerset, England, EX35 6NX

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Heritage Highlight: The setting for Carver Doone shooting Lorna in the romantic novel 'Lorna Doone'

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St Andrew's Church in Old Cleeve dates to the Saxon period, though most of the present building is early 15th-century work. Look for medieval tiles made by the monks of Cleeve Abbey, a 1420 effigy of Sir John Golafre, and an ancient parish chest made from a hollowed-out tree trunk.
Old Cleeve, Somerset, England, TA24 6HJ

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval tiles from Cleeve Abbey and a rare medieval font cover

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Otterhampton church was originally dedicated to St Peter but was later renamed All Saints. The church stands beside a farmyard, looking out over the estuary of the River Parrett on the minor road to the Steart Marshes nature reserve.
Otterhampton, Somerset, England, TA5 2PT

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Heritage Highlight: 12th century Norman font

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St Thomas Becket is a redundant church set beside a striking Victorian railway viaduct. The church is a 14th-century building set on the banks of the River Chew. Its location is what led to the church falling out of regular use, as in 1968 it was badly damaged when the river flooded.
Old Road, Pensford, Somerset, England, BS39 4BB

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A small medieval church, practically unchanged since the medieval period, with the exception of lovely box pews from the early Georgian period.
Puxton Road, Huish, Puxton, Somerset, England, BS24 6TF

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Seavington is a small village just east of Ilminster. The 13th-century church of St Mary's is set well away from the village. It began as a chapel attached to South Petherton church, possibly founded by the De Vaux family.
Church Lane, Seavington, Somerset, England, TA19 0QP

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