Historic Churches in Somerset
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All Saints Church is mainly a product of the 15th century and boasts an outstanding wagon roof with decorative bosses and carved angels holding shields. Look for memorials to the Acland family, lords of the manor, plus a pulpit made of medieval carved panels and a 16th-century parish chest.
Selworthy, Somerset, England, TA24 8TR
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Heritage Highlight: Outstanding wagon roof with decorated bosses and carved angels
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On a wooded hillside above Watchet is an ancient holy well linked to St Decuman, a Celtic missionary saint from Wales, who came here in the 7th century. A pagan is said to have struck off Decuman's head whereupon the saint washed it in the holy well waters, stuck it back on his head, and carried on.
Brendon Road, Watchet, Somerset, England, TA23 0HU
Attraction Type: Church - Holy Well
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Heritage Highlight: The well dates to at least the 7th century
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The church of St Mary's stands in an exposed position atop a hill, with excellent views over the surrounding area. The church is primarily a product of the 13th and 14th centuries.
Stocklinch Ottersey, Somerset, England, TA19 9JL
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St Mary's Church dates to the 14th century, with Victorian restoration in the Arts and Crafts style. The historical highlight is the ornate tomb of Sir George Sydenham, father-in-law of Sir Francis Drake. Look for late medieval carved bench ends and a memorial brass to Margery Windham (d 1585).
High Street, Stogumber, Somerset, England, TA4 3TA
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Heritage Highlight: Sir George Sydenham memorial, 1597
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St Andrew's Holy Well in Stogursey dates to at least the 15th century and probably much earlier. There are two springs, each emptying into a stone cistern. The holy well is reached through an ornamental gateway erected in 1870 by the owner of Fairfield.
St Andrew's Lane, Stogursey, Somerset, England
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St Andrew's began as a 12th-century monastic church, a daughter house of Lonlay Priory in Normandy. It boasts 14th and 15th-century effigies of the Verney family, lords of the manor, 16th-century carved bench ends, and a pair of Norman fonts. Look for the medieval sanctuary ring affixed to a crossing pillar.
Church Street, Stogursey, Somerset, England, TA5 1RG
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Heritage Highlight: Medieval Verney family memorials
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Sutton Mallet is a small Somerset village lying between Sedgemoor and the Polden Hills. For centuries the medieval church here served as a landmark for travellers crossing the Sedgemoor plain. The road running beside the churchyard connects up to the network of old drove roads across Sedgemoor.
Sutton Mallet, Somerset, England, TA7 9AT
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Heritage Highlight: Late medieval windows in the apse
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The little country church of St Catherine stands amid farm buildings in a rural setting near Curry Rivel. Historical highlights include a Norman font and a beautifully-carved 12th-century doorway.
Swell Lane, Swell, Somerset, England, TA3 6PZ
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Heritage Highlight: 12th-century octagonal font
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St James is a restored medieval church that may be the oldest in Taunton, but the oldest part of the present building is 12th century. The striking tower overlooks the Somerset County Cricket Club ground. The historical highlight is a beautifully carved 15th-century font and there is also a pulpit dated 1633.
St James Street, Taunton, Somerset, England, TA1 1JS
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Heritage Highlight: Beautifully carved medieval font
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St Mary Magdalene is a magnificent late medieval church with the highest tower in Somerset and unusual double aisles. Inside the church are remains of an earlier 12th-century building. Most of the interior furnishings are Victorian, including a superb reredos behind the altar.
Church Square, Taunton, Somerset, England, TA1 1SA
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Heritage Highlight: The superb 15th-century Perpendicular tower
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