Church of St Mary the Virgin, Westonzoyland

Church of St Mary the Virgin
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city	Westonzoyland
Country	England
Coordinates	51°06′31″N 2°55′35″W / 51.1087°N 2.9264°W / 51.1087; -2.9264
Completed	13th century

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

St Mary’s Parish Church, with its 15th-century carved timber roof, has a link with two conflicts. It served as a prison for around 500 troops after the Battle of Sedgemoor ^[2] and now contains a corner dedicated to local airmen who lost their lives in 1918 and 1919 and post World War II in the early 1950s.

The four-stage tower, which dates from around 1470,^[3] has an embattled parapet with quatrefoil arcading, and set-back buttresses which terminate in pinnacles on the bell-chamber stage.^[1] There are six beels in the tower.^[4]

The current clergyman is the Reverend Christopher Keys.

See also

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Westonzoyland". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=269612. Retrieved 5 March 2008. 
2. ^ Foard, Glen (2003). "Sedgemoor Battle". Battlefields Trust. http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/media/139.pdf. Retrieved 6 August 2008. 
3. ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0861275020. 
4. ^ "St Mary's Church, Westonzoyland". Zoyland heritage. http://www.zoylandheritage.co.uk/zoyland_heritage/st_marys_church.htm. Retrieved 18 September 2011.