Church of St Mary, Rimpton

The Church of St Mary in Rimpton, Somerset, England was built in the early 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

Church of St Mary
LocationRimpton, Somerset, England
Coordinates50°59′39″N 2°33′18″W
Built13th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated19 April 1961[1]
Reference no.262725
Location of Church of St Mary in Somerset

The exact date of the building of the church is uncertain. It was before 1291 but some payments to the church had been made in 1215 or earlier.[2]

The stone building consists of a chancel, nave with an 18th-century north transept and vestry, and a south chapel, which was added in the 15th century. The interior includes a 15th-century font with a 17th-century cover. The pulpit is from the 17th century. The west tower contains three bells the oldest of which was cast in 1657 by Robert Austen.[2]

The parish is part of the benefice of Chilton Cantelo, Ashington, Mudford, Rimpton and Mudford within the yeovil deanery.[3]

See also

Notes
  1. "Church of Saint Mary". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  2. C R J Currie, R W Dunning (Editors), A P Baggs, M C Siraut (1999). "Rimpton". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7: Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 5 November 2011.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "The Blessed Virgin Mary, Rimpton". Church of England. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.