Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ashill
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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 | |
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| Location | Ashill, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 50°57′03″N 2°58′04″W / 50.9508°N 2.9678°W |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Designated | 4 February 1958[1] |
| Reference no. | 1057100 |
  Location of Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Somerset | |
History
editThe 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
editThe 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "The Blessed Virgin Mary". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "St Mary, Ashill, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Ashill St. Mary the Virgin". Dawson Heritage. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.