Church of St Michael, Brent Knoll

Church of St Michael
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city	Brent Knoll
Country	England
Coordinates	51°15′07″N 2°57′14″W / 51.2520°N 2.9539°W / 51.2520; -2.9539
Completed	11th century

The 'Church of St Michael at Brent Knoll, Somerset, England dates from the 11th century but has undergone several renovations since then. It has been designated as a grade I listed building.^[1]

The church is best known for its unusual carvings on some of its pew ends and in particular the three that make up an allegorical cartoon thought to depict an avaricious Abbot of Glastonbury in the guise of a fox^[2].

The tower, which has been dated to around 1397,^[3] contains a bell dating from 1777 and made by William Bilbie of the Bilbie family.^[4]

See also

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

References

1. ^ "Church of St Michael". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=433646. Retrieved 2007-10-05. 
2. ^ Comrie, J. & Bush, R. (1989), Somerset - A Portrait in Colour, Dovecote Press Limited, Stanbridge, Winbourne, Dorset, ISBN 094615970X 
3. ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0861275020. 
4. ^ Moore, James; Roy Rice & Ernest Hucker (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN 0952670208. 

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