Church of St Margaret, Tintinhull

Church of St Margaret
Church Street
Location:	Tintinhull, Somerset, England
Coordinates:	50°58′28″N 2°42′57″W / 50.97444°N 2.71583°W / 50.97444; -2.71583Coordinates: 50°58′28″N 2°42′57″W / 50.97444°N 2.71583°W / 50.97444; -2.71583
Built:	13th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated:	19 April, 1961[1]
Reference #:	426090
Location of Church of St Margaret in Somerset

The Church of St Margaret in Tintinhull, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.^[1]

There was a chu8rch in the village during the 12th century which was replaced by the present building. It was associated with Montacute Priory,^[2] as part of its foundation estate which was granted by William, Count of Mortain and remained linked to the Priory until the dissolution of the monasteries.^[3]

The original building was remodelled with the addition of a chancel arch in the 14th century, with the perpendicular windows of the nave being added in the 15th.^[3] The interior includes a 15th century octagonal font and an altar table and octagonal panelled timber pulpit from the 17th century.^[1]

It has a four stage tower with the top stage, parapet and the north-east stair turret being added to the original 13th century work during 1516 and 1517.^[3] The earlier three stage tower is in the Early English Period and supported by angle buttresses.^[4] The tower has five bells.^[3]

It has the old parsonage which is now called Tintinhull Court.^[5]

The church is now part of the United Benefice of Tintinhull, Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil Marsh & Thorne Coffin, within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.^[6]

See also

• List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
• List of towers in Somerset

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Church of St Margaret". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=426090. Retrieved 2009-06-08. 
2. ^ "Our churches". United Benefice of Tintinhull, Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil Marsh & Thorne Coffin. http://fourcrosses.weebly.com/our-churches.html. Retrieved 29 August 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Dunning, Robert; A. P. Baggs, R. J. E. Bush & Margaret Tomlinson. "Parishes: Tintinhull". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 3 (1974), pp. 255-265. British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66505#s5. Retrieved 29 August 2011. 
4. ^ "Tintinhull — St Margaret: Towards a structural history" (PDF). Tintinhull Local History Group. http://www.tintinhull-localhistory.org.uk/pdfs/structural%20history%20St%20Margaret%27s.pdf. Retrieved 29 August 2011. 
5. ^ "Tintinhull Court". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=426254. Retrieved 2008-03-17. 
6. ^ "Four Crosses". United Benefice of Tintinhull, Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil Marsh & Thorne Coffin. http://fourcrosses.weebly.com/. Retrieved 29 August 2011.