Church of St Mary the Virgin, Nether Stowey

The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Nether Stowey in the English county of Somerset has a 15th-century tower, with the remainder of the church being rebuilt in 1851 by Richard Carver and Charles Edmund Giles. It is as a Grade II* listed building.[1][2]

Church of St Mary the Virgin
LocationNether Stowey, Somerset, England
Coordinates51.1503°N 3.1498°W / 51.1503; -3.1498
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Church of St Mary the Virgin
Designated29 March 1963
Reference no.1344922
Location of Church of St Mary the Virgin in Somerset

History

Nether Stowey had a small church by the 12th century with a three-bay nave. A gallery was added in the early 17th century. In 1791 a failed attempt was made to enlarge the church, but in 1814 a transept was added.[3]

The parish is part of the Quantock Villages benefice of Aisholt, Enmore, Goathurst, Nether Stowey, Over Stowey and Spaxton within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[4][5]

Architecture

The red sandstone church now has a nave, north and south aisles and a chancel with attached vestry.[6] The three-stage west tower is supported by diagonal buttresses and decorated with pinnacles and prominent gargoyles.[2] The tower contains six bells which were recast in 1914.[3]

See also

References
  1. Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin (1344922)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  2. Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin (1344922)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. A P Baggs, R J E Bush and M C Siraut, 'Parishes: Nether Stowey', in A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 5, ed. R W Dunning (London, 1985), pp. 190-200. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol5/pp190-200 [accessed 30 April 2017].
  4. "The Blessed Virgin Mary, Nether Stowey". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  5. "A Profile of the Quantock Villages Benefice" (PDF). Diocese of Bath and Wells. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  6. "Nether Stowey Church Facts". Quantock Hills. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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