Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ashill

The Anglican Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ashill, Somerset, England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
LocationAshill, Somerset, England
Coordinates50.9508°N 2.9678°W / 50.9508; -2.9678
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Designated4 February 1958[1]
Reference no.1057100
Location of Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Somerset

History

The church was built in the 12th and 13th centuries but has been revised several times since.[1]

The parish is part of the Isle Valley benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[2]

Architecture

The stone buildings has tiled roofs. It consists of a three-bay nave and a single-bay chancel. The two-stage west tower is supported by corner buttresses.[1]

The north and south doorways have decorated arches which may have survived from a previous church on the site before 1100.[3][4]

Inside the church are a 17th-century pulpit and 15th century octagonal font.[1]

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See also

References
  1. "Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. "The Blessed Virgin Mary". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. "St Mary, Ashill, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. "Ashill St. Mary the Virgin". Dawson Heritage. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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