- Church of St Dubricius, Porlock
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Church of St Dubricius 
Location within SomersetGeneral information Town or city Porlock Country England Coordinates 51°12′31″N 3°35′44″W / 51.2087°N 3.5955°W Completed 13th century The Church of St Dubricius in Porlock, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[1]
The dedication is to Dubricius (also known in Welsh as Dyfrig and in corrupt Norman-French as Devereux) (c. 465 – 550 or 612), a 6th century Briton ecclesiastic venerated as a saint and may indicate he travelled to the area.
The church stands on the site of an earlier church which may date from around 1120.[2] Restoration work was undertaken in the 15th century.[3] The spire was damaged in a storm of 1703.[4] Further restoration was undertaken between 1888 and 1891.[3]
Within the church is the 15th century alabaster tomb of John Harrington who fought alongside Henry V in France in 1417,[5] [6] and his wife Elizabeth Courtenay.[3] At the back of the nave is a clock dating from the early 15th century which struck the tenor bell hourly. It has no hands or clock face. The clock was used until 1897 when a new clock was installed to celebrate Queen Victoria's jubilee.[3]
The parish is part of the benefice of Porlock and Porlock Weir with Stoke Pero, Selworthy and Luccombe within the Exmoor deanery.[7]
See also
- Porlock Parish website
- List of Grade I listed buildings in West Somerset
References
- ^ "Church of St Dubricius". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=265469. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
- ^ "St Dubricius Parish Church". Porlock Vale. http://www.porlock.org/community/churches_and_chapels/st_dubricius.php. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d "St Dubricius, Porlock, Somerset - 17th August 2004". Roughwood British Churches Album. http://www.roughwood.net/ChurchAlbum/Somerset/Porlock/Porlock-St-Dubricius.htm. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Farr, Grahame (1954). Somerset Harbours. London: Christopher Johnson. p. 154.
- ^ "The History of the Church of Porlock". Exmoorian. http://www.exmoorian.co.uk/porlock_church.htm. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Leete-Hodge, Lornie (1985). Curiosities of Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books. p. 45. ISBN 0906456983.
- ^ "St Dubricius, Porlock". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/porlock-st-dubricius/. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
Categories:- Church of England churches in Somerset
- 13th-century architecture
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- West Somerset
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