- Church of the Holy Cross, Middlezoy
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Church of the Holy Cross 
Location within SomersetGeneral information Town or city Middlezoy Country England Coordinates 51°05′38″N 2°53′39″W / 51.0939°N 2.8942°W Completed 13th century The Church of the Holy Cross in Middlezoy, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a grade I listed building.[1]
William of Bitton II was the rector by 20 April 1263.[2] From the 13th to early 16th century, when it became a separate parish, Middlezoy was a chapelry of Sowy parish. The church was originally dedicated to St. Lawrence and later to St. Mary before adopting the current dedication in 1754.[3]
The church has a chancel and a nave with a south aisle and south porch, and a north chapel or vestry. The 3-stage west tower was built around 1483,[4] similar to that at Lyng. The tower contains six bells including one of 1608 probably by George Purdue of Closworth.[3] The upper part of the tower was restored by Sall Strachey Historic Conservation. The work included replacing the pinnacles and sections of the pierced parapet.[5]
The whole church has been renovated many times with a major restoration being undertaken in the 1860s to plans by Charles Knowles, with further repairs in 1908.[3]
The parish is part of the benefice of Middlezoy and Othery and Moorlinch with Stawell and Sutton Mallet, within the Glastonbury deanery.[6]
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor
- List of towers in Somerset
References
- ^ "Church of the Holy Cross". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=269550. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ British History Online Archdeacons of Wells accessed on 23 September 2007
- ^ a b c Robert Dunning (Editor) (2004). "Middlezoy". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 8: The Poldens and the Levels. Institute of Historical Research. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15111#s20. 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.
- ^ "Holy Cross Church, Middlezoy, Somerset". Sally Strachey Historic Conservation. http://www.sallystracheyconservation.co.uk/project_5_holy_cross.htm. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ "Holy Cross, Middlezoy". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/middlezoy-holy-cross/. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
Categories:- Church of England churches in Somerset
- 13th-century architecture
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- Sedgemoor
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