Church of St Mary, North Petherton
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Town or city | North Petherton |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51°05′32″N 3°00′53″W / 51.0922°N 3.0148°W |
Completed | 15th century |
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.[1] It is on the Heritage at Risk register due to the condition of the roof and north aisle parapet.[2]
There was a church in North Petherton before the Norman Conquest and the site belonged to Buckland Priory from the 12th century.[3] The current building dates from the expansion of the town around 1490,[4] although it does contain some fabric from the 13th century.[3]
The minster church has a highly decorated tower which, at 120 feet (37 m) high, was described by Nickolaus Pevsner as one of the finest towers in the county.[1] The tower was built around 1508.[5] It contains a peal of six bells, and a clock built in Bridgwater in 1807.[1]
The interior has a minstrel gallery from 1623,[1] a carved wooden pulpit from the 15th century, and a brass chandelier which was added in 1984.[6]
The parish is part of the Alfred Jewel benefice within the Sedgemoor deanery.[7]
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor
- List of towers in Somerset
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Church of St. Mary". Images of England. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
- ↑ "Church of St Mary, Fore Street, North Petherton — Sedgemoor". Heritage at Risk. English Heritage. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gathercole, Clare. "An archeological assessment of North Petherton". English Heritage Extensive Urban Survey. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ↑ Gathercole, Clare. "North Petherton". Somerset Urban Archaeological Surveys. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ↑ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86127-502-0.
- ↑ R W Dunning, C R Elrington (Editors), A P Baggs, M C Siraut (1992). "North Petherton: Churches". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 6: Andersfield, Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds (Bridgwater and neighbouring parishes). Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ↑ "St Mary the Virgin, North Petherton". Church of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.