Charlynch
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| Charlynch | |
  Charlynch shown within Somerset |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Sedgemoor |
| Shire county | Somerset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRIDGWATER |
| Dialling code | 01278 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Bridgwater |
| List of places: UK • England • Somerset | |
Charlynch (or Charlinch) is a village near Spaxton, 3 miles (5 km) from Bridgwater in Somerset, England.
Around 1850 Henry James Prince the founder of the Agapemonites was ordained to the curacy of Charlinch,, where he had sole charge in the illness and absence of the rector, the Rev. Samuel Starkey.
The Church of St. Mary 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 by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[1] It contains monuments and tablets to the family of Admiral Robert Blake.
[edit] References
- ^ Church of St. Mary. Images of England. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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