Historic Churches in Somerset

The 13th-century church of Huish Episcopi boasts an outstanding tower, erected around 1500. Interior features include a 1625 pulpit, an 1899 stained glass window by Edward Burne-Jones, and a 14th-century carved stone roundel depicting Christ.
The Hill, Huish Episcopi, Somerset, England, TA10 9QR

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Heritage Highlight: Outstanding west tower, circa 1500

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The 13th-century parish church of Isle Abbotts boasts an outstanding collection of medieval sculptures adorning the tower, including eight grotesque carved figures known locally as 'hunky punks'.
Church Street, Isle Abbotts, Somerset, England, TA3 6RH

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Heritage Highlight: Outstanding collection of medieval sculptures and 'hunky punk' grotesques

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A Grade-I listed building in Perpendicular Gothic style, All Saints is primarily a result of 15th-century remodelling of an earlier Norman church. Only the tympanum above the south door survives of that Norman church.
The Hill, Langport, Somerset, England, TA10 9PU

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St Giles began in the 13th century as a chapel of ease for Mells. The 15th-century nave roof is beautifully carved, and there is a Norman font and late 14th-century benches.
Leigh Street, Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, England, BA3 5QH

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century nave benches

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Holy Trinity dates to the late 15th century, though it stands on the site of a church that may date to at least the 9th century. The treasure of Long Sutton is a superb 15th-century pulpit, intricately carved and painted. Figures of angels decorate the 16th-century tie-beam roof, and a late medieval screen stretches the whole width of the church.
The Green, Long Sutton, Somerset, England, TA10 9HS

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Heritage Highlight: Superb mid-15th century carved and painted pulpit

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A Victorian rebuilding of a medieval church, SS Peter and Paul retains the 15th-century tower of the earlier building. The east window with colourful glass by Henry Holiday is one of the finest in Somerset.
Maperton, Somerset, England, BA9 8EJ

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon carved fragments in the porch wall

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All Saints Church in Martock dates from the late medieval period, though it incorporates stonework from an earlier 13th-century building. Highlights include an outstanding early 16th-century angel roof and a series of twelve Stuart wall paintings.
Church Street, Martock, Somerset, England, TA126JL

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Heritage Highlight: Outstanding late medieval angel roof

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A wonderful 15th-century church in an idyllic setting. There is a Norman font, but much of the historic interest inside the church is provided by memorials to the local Horner and Asquith families, including a very unusual equine memorial of Frances Horner, who died in WWI.
6 New Street, Mells, Somerset, England, BA113PW

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Heritage Highlight: Norman tub font, Asquith and Horner memorials

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This quiet country church stands beside a farmyard. The body of the church is 15th and 16th century, with a 14th-century statue niche over the door and the effigy of a late 14th-century priest in the chancel.
Bruton Road, Milton Clevedon, Somerset, England, BA4 6NS

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century effigy of a priest

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All Saints Church dates to the 12th century with a 14th-century rebuilding. Highlights include a wonderfully-detailed series of medieval bench ends, a grotesque stone carving of a toothache sufferer, a late medieval tomb chest, and a 1634 wooden poor box.
Front Street, Monksilver, Somerset, England, TA4 4HZ

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Heritage Highlight: Late medieval bench ends and wooden eagle lectern

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