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Church of St Mary, Linslade

Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed church in Linslade, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 20 February 1954. History Pre-16th Century Pilgrims were originally attracted to a holy well on the site during the 10th century. The first church was built in the 12th century, though was rebuilt in the 15th century into the form it is today. 19th Century In the 19th century, the canal and railway revolutions meant those living in Old Linslade moved to the current area of Linslade, adjoined with Leighton Buzzard. In 1868, the bells from the Church of St Mary were moved to St Barnabas in Linslade upon completion of its tower. The south porch of the church dates from restorations made in the 19th century. 20th Century On 20 February 1954 the church became a Grade I listed building. 21st Century In the late 2010s a wooden toilet block was installed on the site, situated close to the wall of the south-east facing side of the church. It is a separate structure from the church itself. Architecture The church consists of a chancel, nave, west tower and south porch. The chancel is 24 feet long by 12 feet. The nave adds around 45 feet in length and 19 feet in width. The tower is around 35 feet high, the base being 10 feet by 11 feet wide. Porch and Doorways The outer doorway is under a square head with quatrefoil designs in the spandrels. The south doorway under the porch, leading into the church, dates from the 15th century. In the east wall of the porch is a holy water stoup, dating from the 16th century. A doorway on the north side of the church is blocked, likely in restorations around 1897–8. In restorations during 1876 the north doorway was in use and given a porch. Tower and Bells A semi-octagonal stair turret can be accessed from inside the church, leading up the west tower's north-east corner. In 1868, the original bells were transferred to St Barnabas in Linslade upon completion of the church's tower, leaving only one bell in the Church of St Mary. Surrounding area The church site is situated less than 100 metres from the Grand Union Canal, which was built around it due to the site being on slightly higher ground. The nearest pub, The Globe Inn, is around 500 metres south-east, and can be easily reached from the church by following the canal. The site is less than 2 km from the 400 acre (160ha) Rushmere Country Parks of Heath and Reach to the north, and a similar distance from Leighton Buzzard High Street to the south-east. See also Grade I listed buildings in Bedfordshire References
St Mary's Church, Litton

The Church of St Mary in Litton, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century. It is a Grade I listed building. There is some evidence for the existence of a Saxon church on the site before the Norman Conquest. The village was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Litune, meaning 'The small enclosure' from the Old English lyt and tun. It was the property of Gisa, Bishop of Wells, and a Norman building was later incorporated into the present building. The north isle was added around 1850 to accommodate the influx of people involved in the construction of the Litton Reservoirs. It contains the 14th century font. The pulpit is Jacobean and the benches are from the 15th century. It has a Perpendicular three-stage tower with battlements, pinnacles and a bell chamber, containing six bells which were repaired and rehung around 1910. Several of the memorials and crosses in the churchyard are also listed buildings. There is also a damaged Saxon font. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Mendip List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
St Mary's Church, Luccombe

The parish Church of St Mary in Luccombe, Somerset, England has a chancel dating from about 1300, with the nave and tower being added around 1450. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. It was built by John Maris of Stogursey. The chancel is the earliest part of the church dating from around 1300. In 1530 the aisle was added, and in 1752-1756 a gallery added which was removed in 1840 when the church was further restored and the vestry added. Architecture The parish church of St Mary had its origins in around 1300 when the chancel was built. The nave and tower date from around 1450, and the aisle was added in about 1530. A gallery was installed between 1752 and 1756, but this was removed when the church was restored in 1840, at which time the vestry was added. The building is constructed of roughcast stone, except for the vestry which is squared red sandstone, and the tower which is random rubble red sandstone. The roofs are slated. The plan consists of a four-bay nave and a four-bay south aisle, a chancel, a northeast vestry, a north porch and a west tower. The tower is built in three stages and topped with crenellations. It has gargoyles and string courses, but no buttresses. The tower houses a ring of six bells of which five were cast in 1759. The interior of the church is whitewashed with a barrel-vaulted roof, and a Perpendicular-style pointed tower arch. The interior includes a Jacobean pulpit and chair and a medieval rood screen. The Anglican parish is part of the benefice of Porlock and Porlock Weir with Stoke Pero, Selworthy and Luccombe within the archdeaconry of Taunton. See also Grade I listed buildings in West Somerset List of Somerset towers List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
St Mary's Church, Marston Magna

The Church of St Mary in Marston Magna, Somerset, England can date its origins to before the Norman Conquest, however the present building largely dates from around 1360, with further rebuilding in the 15th century. It has been designated as a grade I listed building. The church was held by Polsloe Priory, near Exeter from the 12th century until the dissolution of the monasteries. There are two small windows heads on each side of the central arch which remain from the Saxon church which once stood on the site, and the north wall, which includes herringbone masonry, and the font are Norman. The triple lancet east window dates from around 1230, although the glass is Victorian. The Lady Chapel is from the 15th century, as is the oak screen below the west gallery and rood screen. The three stage tower has a stair turret on the south east corner leading to the belfry, which is surmounted by battlements, crocheted pinnacles and gargoyles. The vestry in the base of the tower includes a clock by William Monk, who also made the clock in Sherborne Abbey, and dating from 1710. The bells were dedicated in 1912 when new land was added to the churchyard at the expense of the governors of Winchester College. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
St Mary's Church, Meare

The Church of St Mary in Meare, Somerset, England, was formerly in the keeping of Glastonbury Abbey, and dates from 1323. It was built for Abbot Adam of Sodbury, and is a Grade I listed building. There is a legend that the church was built on the site of a cell of the monk Saint Beonna (also Benen or Beon), who was later confused with Benignus of Armagh, between the 5th and 9th centuries. His remains was moved to Glastonbury Abbey in 1091. The current chancel and tower date from the building's construction in 1323 when it was consecrated by John Droxford, the Bishop of Bath and Wells. Around 1470 the nave was rebuilt by Abbot John Selwood and the work completed by Abbot Richard Beere. The church has a 15th-century stone pulpit, wooden chest from 1705 and candelabra from 1777. The tower holds a peal of six bells. The parish is part of the benefice of Glastonbury St John the Baptist and St Benedict with Meare, which is part of the Glastonbury deanery. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Mendip List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
St Mary's Church, Moorlinch

The Church of St Mary in Moorlinch, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church sits on the southern flank of the Polden Hills. The earliest mention of a church at Moorlinch is a charter of King Ine in 725 and then in one of King Edgar in 971, although the authenticity of these documents has been challenged. In 1262 it was acquired by Glastonbury Abbey in 1262. The church includes a 14th-century chancel, and a 12th-century nave with a south porch. The font dates from the 12th century, while the pulpit is Jacobean, but made from wood taken from earlier perpendicular panels. The organ dates from 1800 and was made by James Davis. The west tower contains six bells the oldest being the tenor which was cast in 1651 by Thomas Purdue of Closworth. The parish is part of the benefice of Middlezoy and Othery and Moorlinch with Stawell and Sutton Mallet, within the Glastonbury deanery. See also Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor List of Somerset towers List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
St Mary's Church, Mudford

The Church of St Mary in Mudford, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church was granted by Montacute Priory to the Bishop of Bath and Wells in 1339. The interior includes a Jacobean pulpit and a stone font from the 15th century. It has a 66 feet (20 m) high three-stage tower, which dates from around 1498, divided by string courses with clasping corner buttresses, a battlemented parapet with small corner and intermediate pinnacles, and corner gargoyles. There is a stair turret on the north-east corner with a weathervane finial, and a clock face on the east side. It contains five bells dated 1582, 1621, 1623, 1664 and 1666, all by the Purdue family of nearby Closworth. The tower was rebuilt in 1309 and again in the early 20th century following a lightning strike. The parish is part of the benefice of Chilton Cantelo, Ashington, Marston Magna, Mudford and Rimpton within the Yeovil deanery. Due to the condition of the high level stonework the church has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register; however repairs were undertaken in 2013 to correct this. The church graveyard is the resting place of Bishop Bill Flagg, the first Bishop of Northern Argentina and Paraguay, who was born and raised in Mudford. See also Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset List of Somerset towers List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References External links St Mary The Virgin
Church of St Mary, Nempnett Thrubwell

The Anglican Church of St Mary stands on Knap Hill in Nempnett Thrubwell, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century, but was built on the site of an earlier Norman church. It is a Grade II* listed building. Before the dissolution of the monasteries the parish belonged to Flaxley Abbey in Gloucestershire. In 1537 the land and manor were granted to Sir William Kingston. The parish register lists christenings, marriages and burials from 1568. The three stage tower, which contains five bells, has set back buttresses and two arch bell openings with tracery. The tower is crowned by a parapet with blank arcading, and square pinnacles, it also has a slightly higher stair turret. The nave was restored at a cost of £700 in 1864. The late Victorian chancel of 1897 is in the decorated style. Inside the church is a screen attributed to Pugin, although Nikolaus Pevsner is of the opinion the architect is probably Pugin the younger. The base of a 15th-century cross in the churchyard is listed Grade II. Wade and Wade in their 1929 book "Somerset" described it as "a small building with a Perp. W. tower, from the W. face of which project two curious and uncanny carved heads of a man and beast. The walls of the nave still bear the original 13th cent. consecration crosses. The chancel is modern, and contains a rich modern screen and a good E. window of Munich glass. Note (1) rude Norm. S. doorway filled with Perp. tracery; (2) Norm. font carved with a curious device by some later craftsman. Near the porch in the churchyard is (1) base of ancient cross; (2) tomb of first rector — Robert — bearing an incised cross". See also List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of St Mary, North Petherton

The Church of St Mary in North Petherton, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a grade I listed building. It is on the Heritage at Risk Register due to the condition of the roof and north aisle parapet. There was a church in North Petherton before the Norman Conquest and the site belonged to Buckland Priory from the 12th century. The current building dates from the expansion of the town around 1490, although it does contain some fabric from the 13th century. The minster church has a highly decorated tower which, at 112 feet (34 metres) high, was described by Nickolaus Pevsner as one of the finest towers in the county. The tower was built around 1508. It contains a peal of six bells, and a clock built in Bridgwater in 1807. On the stonework are hunky punks in the shape of animals. The interior has a minstrel gallery from 1623, a carved wooden pulpit from the 15th century, and a brass chandelier which was added in 1984. The parish is part of the Alfred Jewel benefice within the Sedgemoor deanery. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of St Mary, Orchardleigh

The Church of St Mary is a 13th-century church in the grounds of the Orchardleigh Estate in Somerset, England. History The church stands on an island in the 11.23-hectare (27.7-acre) artificial Orchardleigh Lake in the grounds of the Orchardleigh Estate within the parish of Lullington, Somerset. It was built in the 13th century, and was heavily restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott for the Rev. W. A. Duckworth in 1878, whose relations held the estate at that period. It has since been designated a Grade I listed building. The church has retained its sculptures and stained glass from the 14th and 15th centuries respectively. Around 1800, estate owner Thomas Champneys of the Mostyn-Champneys Baronets had a moat dug around the church. Memorials The church has the grave of the poet Henry Newbolt and his wife, a member of the Duckworth family. Present day Weddings are often performed at the church, which has capacity for 120 guests. It is reached from the mainland via a footbridge, and a public footpath runs nearby over another bridge across the lake. The church does not have an electricity supply and therefore services are candlelit. The organ is pumped by hand. The Anglican parish is part of the benefice of Beckington with Standerwick, Berkley, Rodden and Orchardleigh within the Frome deanery. The church was used as a filming location in 1974 for The Treasure of Abbot Thomas, a dramatisation of the M.R James ghost story produced by the BBC as part of its A Ghost Story for Christmas series. See also Grade I listed buildings in Mendip List of Somerset towers List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of St Mary, Podington

Church of St Mary, also known as St Mary the Virgin, is a Grade I listed church in Podington, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964, (List Entry Number: 1321514). The National Grid Reference is SP 942 627. Surviving architectural elements date back at least to the early 13th century. A 1912 report about the church indicated that it had a chancel, nave, north aisle, south aisle, south porch, and west tower. The south arcade of the nave, the north arcade, the chancel, and the tower were all dated to the 13th century. There were four bells in 1912, dating from 1609 to 1618. The leaning spire was built in the 14th century but was modified in the 14th and 15th centuries. It was in danger of collapse but was restored in the 19th century. During the reign of Henry II, the church was part of the endowment to the Canons Ashby Priory by Stephen la Leye. During the Dissolution, it became Crown property. In 1545, the advowson was granted to Daniel Payne. The church is the final resting place of Richard Orlebar, the High Sheriff of Bedfordshire (died 1733) and his wife the culinary writer Diana Astry (died 1716), who had owned Hinwick House. The pipe organ was restored by the 92nd Bomb Group Memorial Association. The 92nd group had been stationed at the RAF Podington airfield during WWII and flew nearly 300 operational missions from that base. See also Grade I listed buildings in Bedfordshire References
Church of St Mary, Rimpton

The Church of St Mary in Rimpton, Somerset, England was built in the early 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The exact date of the building of the church is uncertain. It was before 1291 but some payments to the church had been made in 1215 or earlier. The stone building consists of a chancel, nave with an 18th-century north transept and vestry, and a south chapel, which was added in the 15th century. The interior includes a 15th-century font with a 17th-century cover. The pulpit is from the 17th century. The west tower contains three bells the oldest of which was cast in 1657 by Robert Austen. The parish is part of the benefice of Chilton Cantelo, Ashington, Mudford, Rimpton and Mudford within the yeovil deanery. See also Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset List of Somerset towers List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells Notes
Church of St Mary, Seavington St Mary

The Church of St Mary in Seavington St Mary, Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. 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 three-stage tower is from the 16th century, and contains six bells. Three 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. 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. It is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church was declared redundant on 1 July 1983, and was vested in the Trust on 15 May 1985. See also List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
St Mary's Church, Charlynch

The Church of St Mary at Charlynch in the parish of Spaxton, Somerset, England was an Anglican Parish Church, but has now been deconsecrated. It dates from the 11th century with a tower probably of 1867. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. History The lordship of the parish and the right to appoint the rector was held by the manor of Currypool from 1245 until 1681. It was later under the patronage of the Martyrs Memorial Trust until the church closed in 1981. The church building included a nave with a south porch and a transeptal south chapel. The chancel had the vestry and organ chamber attached. The three-stage west tower was added in the 19th century. There is some 15th-century stained glass in the transept. The Norman church included a doorway and chancel arch considered Romanesque. The font is from a similar period. The church contains monuments and tablets to the family of Admiral Robert Blake. A reredos was erected in 1893 in memory of Lady Mary Taunton. After deconsecration in 1981 the altar was moved to the Church of St Margaret, Spaxton. Since 1986 the church has been converted into a private residence. The former Rectory was sold in 1951 and divided into two private homes, known as Charlinch House and Tudor House. Henry James Prince In 1840 the Reverend Henry James Prince was appointed curate at Charlynch. His energetic and animated preaching and his unconventional theology led to what he later described as the Charlinch Revival. In 1842, Bishop Law of Bath and Wells revoked Prince's licence to preach. He was subsequently defrocked and later founded the Agapemone at Spaxton and declared himself to be an incarnation of Christ. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor List of towers in Somerset References External links Media related to St Mary's Church, Charlynch at Wikimedia Commons
Church of St Mary, Stevington

Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed church in Stevington, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964. It is the Anglican parish church of Stevington, and is part of the Diocese of St Albans. The first church on this site, as recorded, was started in about 880 AD. The tower is the only surviving part of this original church. The rest of the building was added later and completed in about 1480. The church underwent significant rebuilding in 1872, sponsored by the Duke of Bedford, who was Patron until 1971. The church has been without permanent clergy since the early 1980s and has relied upon Non-Stipendiary Ministry ever since. It is currently in interregnum, as the last priest in charge, Reverend David Hunter of New Zealand, resigned the post in 2006. It is believed that the body of Napoleon Bonaparte's valet from his exile on St Helena is buried in the churchyard. However, parish records are incomplete and the brick vault is too weathered for identification. The interior of the church boasts some particularly intricate Tudor carved pew ends, as well as a fine rood screen, now moved to the tower. See also Grade I listed buildings in Bedfordshire References External links St Mary The Virgin Church website
St Mary's Church, West Buckland

The Anglican Church of St Mary in West Buckland, Somerset, England has 13th-century origins and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church was built, on the site of an earlier Norman structure, between 1275 and 1300. It consists of a two-bay aisled nave, chancel and north and south chapels. It has a hammerbeam roof. The crenelated three-stage tower was built around 1509. It is supported by diagonal buttresses. It includes six bells, the oldest of which is from 1606. They were cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. In 1838 a gallery was built for the choir and organ, but this was removed in 1891. The interior includes a Purbeck marble font from 1140. The parish is part of the Wellington and District benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane List of towers in Somerset List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells References
Church of St Mary, Witham Friary

The Church of St Mary in Witham Friary, Somerset, England, dates from around 1200 and it has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church was originally part of the priory which gave the village its name. The Witham Charterhouse, a Carthusian Priory founded in 1182 by Henry II, which had peripheral settlements including one at Charterhouse and possibly another at Green Ore. It is reputed to be the first Carthusian house in England. One of only nine Carthusian Houses, the priory did not survive the dissolution of the monasteries. At the dissolution it was worth £227; the equivalent of £52,000 today (2006). Although the original building dates from around 1200 it was altered in a transitional style in 1828, and then rebuilt and extended 1875 by William White in "Muscular Gothic" style. It has a three-bay nave and continuous one bay apsidal chancel, built of local limestone rubble, supported on each side by four massive flying buttresses. The plastered interior is entered through a Norman style doorway. Inside the church is a scraped octagonal font dating from around 1450. The Jacobean pulpit contains medieval work and there is a royal arms of 1660 at the west end. The stained glass windows contain fragments of medieval glass, with those in the south being made by Sir Ninian Comper. See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Mendip List of towers in Somerset References