St Michael's Church, Buckland Dinham

The Church of St Michael in Buckland Dinham, Somerset, England, has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

Church of St Michael
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or cityBuckland Dinham
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.2600°N 2.3524°W / 51.2600; -2.3524
Construction started1200
Completed1480

The church has a nave, chancel, south chapel and south porch which date from around 1200. The north chapel was added in 1325, and a further chapel to the north of the chancel and the west tower being added in 1480. It underwent restoration in the late 19th century.[2]

The tower contains six bells which were not rung between the 1950s and 1990s when a restoration project was undertaken including the addition of a bell from St Paul's Church, Bristol.[3]

The Anglican parish is part of the Mells with Buckland Dinham, Elm, Whatley and Chantry benefice within the archdeaconry of Wells.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Church of St. Michael". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
  2. "The church". Buckland Dinham. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  3. "Buckland Dinham, Somerset St Michael & All Angels". Keltek Trust. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  4. "St Michael & All Angels, Buckland Dinham". Church of England. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.