Historic Churches in Somerset

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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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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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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