- Church of St Mary Magdalene, Stocklinch
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Church of St Mary Magdalene 
Location: Stocklinch, Somerset, England Coordinates: 50°56′57″N 2°52′24″W / 50.94917°N 2.87333°WCoordinates: 50°56′57″N 2°52′24″W / 50.94917°N 2.87333°W Built: 13th century Listed Building – Grade I Designated: 4 February 1958[1] Reference #: 264002 
Location of Church of St Mary Magdalene in SomersetThe Church of St Mary Magdalene in Stocklinch, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building,[1] and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] It was declared redundant on 28 July 1972, and was vested in the Trust on 13 November 1973.[3]
The church, which is 62 by 12 feet (19 × 3.7 m)[4] is built of local Ham stone with a Welsh slate roof.[1]
The interior includes Victorian stained glass, and a 13th century effigy of a woman on the sill of the south window. The font is Norman.[2] In the porch is a Daisy Wheel mark which is believed to be a protection against ill-fortune and are common in England and Wales.[5]
The parish is part of the Winsmoor benefice within the Crewkerne and Ilminster deanery.[6]
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
- List of towers in Somerset
- List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England
References
- ^ a b c "Church of St Mary Magdalen". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=264002. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ a b St Mary's Church, Stocklinch Ottersey, Somerset, Churches Conservation Trust, http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/St-Marys-Church-Stocklinch-Ottersey-Somerset/, retrieved 1 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 1 April 2011
- ^ "Churches". Stocklinch.org. http://www.stocklinch.org.uk/Churches.htm#MaryMagdalene. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ Hoggard, Brian. "Ritual Marks in historic buildings". http://www.apotropaios.co.uk/ritual_marks.htm. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "St Mary Magdalene, Stocklinch". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/stocklinch-st-mary-magdalene/. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
Categories:- Church of England churches in Somerset
- 13th-century architecture
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- South Somerset
- Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust
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