- Church of St Mary, Mudford
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Church of St Mary 
Location: Mudford, Somerset, England Coordinates: 50°58′37″N 2°36′27″W / 50.97694°N 2.6075°WCoordinates: 50°58′37″N 2°36′27″W / 50.97694°N 2.6075°W Built: 14th century Listed Building – Grade I Designated: 19 April 1961[1] Reference #: 262693 
Location of Church of St Mary in SomersetThe Church of St Mary in Mudford, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
The church was granted by Montacute Priory to the Bishop of Bath and Wells in 1339.[2] The interior includes a Jacobean pulpit and a stone font from the 15th century.[3]
It has a 66 feet (20 m) high three-stage tower, which dates from around 1498,[4] divided by string courses with clasping corner buttresses, a battlemented parapet with small corner and intermediate pinnacles, and corner gargoyles. There is a stair turret on the north-east corner with a weathervane finial, and a clock face on the east side. It contains five bells dated 1582, 1621, 1623, 1664 and 1666, all by the Purdue family of nearby Closworth.[5] The tower was rebuilt in 1309 and again in the early 20th century following a lightning strike.[3]
The parish is part of the benefice of Chilton Cantelo, Ashington, Marston Magna, Mudford and Rimpton within the Yeovil deanery.[6]
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
- List of towers in Somerset
References
- ^ a b "Church of Saint Mary". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=262693. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press Ltd. pp. 152. ISBN 1874336261.
- ^ a b "History". St Mary The Virgin, Mudford. http://www.mudfordchurch.org.uk/history.html. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0861275020.
- ^ "Church of St Mary". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=262693. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
- ^ "The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mudford". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/mudford-the-blessed-virgin-mary/. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
External links
Categories:- Church of England churches in Somerset
- 14th-century architecture
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- South Somerset
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