- Church of St Mary, Seavington St Mary
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Church of St Mary 
Location: Seavington St Mary, Somerset, England Coordinates: 50°55′50″N 2°51′04″W / 50.93056°N 2.85111°WCoordinates: 50°55′50″N 2°51′04″W / 50.93056°N 2.85111°W Built: 15th century Governing body: Churches Conservation Trust Listed Building – Grade II* Official name: Church of St Mary Designated: 4 February 1958[1] Reference #: 264147 
Location of Church of St Mary in SomersetThe Church of St Mary in Seavington St Mary, Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.[1]
The former Anglican parish Church of St Mary has 13th-century origins, but the current building is largely from the late 15th century, with restoration around 1880. The 3-stage tower is from the 16th century,[1] and contains six bells. There of these date from 1621 and were made by George Purdue of Closworth. the others are from the 20th century, and were made by John Taylor & Co in Loughborough.[2][3]
The parish was previously held as a chapelry of South Petherton by Bruton Abbey and after the dissolution of the monasteries belonged to Bristol Cathedral.[4]
It is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[5] It was declared redundant on 1 July 1983, and was vested in the Trust on 15 May 1985.[6]
See also
- List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England
References
- ^ a b c "Church of St Mary". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=264147. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ R.W. Dunning (editor), A.P. Baggs, R.J.E. Bush (1978). "Parishes: Seavington St. Mary". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 4. Institute of Historical Research. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=117097#s5. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "The Bells of St. Mary's Church". Seavington Web Museum. http://www.seavingtonwebmuseum.org.uk/gallery/the-bells-of-st.-marys-church. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. pp. 176. ISBN 1874336261.
- ^ St Mary's Church, Seavington, Somerset, Churches Conservation Trust, http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/St-Marys-Church-Seavington-Somerset/, retrieved 2 April 2011
- ^ (PDF) Diocese of Bath and Wells: All Schemes, Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 5, http://www.churchofengland.org/media/810289/bath%20and%20wells%20-%20all%20schemes.pdf, retrieved 2 April 2011
Categories:- Church of England churches in Somerset
- Grade II* listed churches
- Grade II* listed buildings in Somerset
- 15th-century architecture
- Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust
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