- Church of St Martin, Elworthy
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Church of St Martin 
Location: Elworthy, Somerset, England Coordinates: 51°06′24″N 3°18′41″W / 51.10667°N 3.31139°WCoordinates: 51°06′24″N 3°18′41″W / 51.10667°N 3.31139°W Built: 13th century Listed Building – Grade II* Official name: Church of St Martin Designated: 22 May 1969[1] Reference #: 264761 
Location of Church of St Martin in SomersetThe Church of St Martin in Elworthy, Somerset, England is dedicated to St Martin of Tours. It dates from the 13th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.[1]
Whilst the unbuttressed 2-stage crenellated tower is from the 13th century the porch and nave roof are from the late 15th century. The chancel was rebuilt in 1695 and again in 1846. It is built of red sandstone with Ham stone dressings and a slate roof.[1]
In 1969 the parish became a chapelry of Monksilver, within the benefice of Monksilver with Brompton Ralph and Nettlecombe.[2]
It is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[3] It was declared redundant on 1 August 1975, and was vested in the Trust on 19 December 1979.[4]
See also
- List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England
References
- ^ a b c "Church of St Martin". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=264761. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ "Parishes: Elworthy". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 5 (1985), pp. 69-73.. British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=117134#s5. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ Church of St Martin of Tours, Elworthy, Somerset, Churches Conservation Trust, http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/Church-of-St-Martin-of-Tours-Elworthy-Somerset/, retrieved 1 April 2011
- ^ (PDF) Diocese of Bath and Wells: All Schemes, Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 2, http://www.churchofengland.org/media/810289/bath%20and%20wells%20-%20all%20schemes.pdf, retrieved 1 April 2011
Categories:- Church of England churches in Somerset
- 13th-century architecture
- Grade II* listed churches
- Grade II* listed buildings in Somerset
- Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust
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