Church of St Michael, Angersleigh

Church of St Michael
Type Parish Church
Location Angersleigh, Somerset, England
Coordinates 50°57′44″N 3°08′31″W / 50.9621°N 3.1419°W / 50.9621; -3.1419Coordinates: 50°57′44″N 3°08′31″W / 50.9621°N 3.1419°W / 50.9621; -3.1419
Built 14th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Church of St Michael
Designated 25 February 1955[1]
Reference no. 1177574
Location of Church of St Michael in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Michael in Angersleigh, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History

The church was granted to the Bishop of Winchester by William the Conqueror, later becoming the property of Taunton Priory.[2]

The tower survives from the 14th century, however much of the rest of the building was rebuilt in the 15th and underwent Victorian restoration around 1855.[1]

The parish, with about 60 people,[3] is part of the Trull with Angersleigh benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[4]

Architecture

The church consists of a three-bay nave and chancel. The south porch has been converted into a vestry and the north chapel into an organ bay. The crenellated two stage west tower is supported by diagonal buttresses.[1] The oldest of the five bells in the tower dates back to around 1450.[5]

The interior contains woodwork installed by A.E. Eastwood, of Leigh Court, in Pitminster, who was the Lord of the Manor, and a local woodwork class in the early 20th century. The reredos was designed by Frederick Bligh Bond.[1] The circular stone font is Norman.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Church of St Michael". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "St Michael, Angersleigh, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "St Michael and All Angels Church, Angersleigh". All Saints Church, Trull. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "St Michael and All Angels, Angersleigh". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bells Database". Church Care. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
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