Church of St Mary, North Petherton

Church of St Mary, North Petherton
Church of St Mary
Stone building with prominent square tower.
Church of St Mary, North Petherton is located in Somerset
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city North Petherton
Country England
Coordinates 51°05′32″N 3°00′53″W / 51.0922°N 3.0148°W / 51.0922; -3.0148
Completed 15th century

The Church of St Mary in North Petherton, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a grade I listed building.[1]

There was a church in North Petherton before the Norman Conquest and the site belonged to Buckland Priory from the 12th century.[2] The current building dates from the expansion of the town around 1490,[3] although it does contain some fabric from the 13th century.[2]

The minster church has a highly decorated tower which, at 120 feet (37 m) high, was described by Nickolaus Pevsner as one of the finest towers in the county.[1] The tower was built around 1508.[4] It contains a peal of six bells, and a clock built in Bridgwater in 1807.[1]

The interior has a minstrel gallery from 1623,[1] a carved wooden pulpit from the 15th century, and a brass chandelier which was added in 1984.[5]

The parish is part of the Alfred Jewel benefice within the Sedgemoor deanery.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Church of St. Mary". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=269339. Retrieved 19 November 2007. 
  2. ^ a b Gathercole, Clare. "An archeological assessment of North Petherton". English Heritage Extensive Urban Survey. Somerset County Council. http://www1.somerset.gov.uk/archives/hes/downloads/EUS_North_PethertonText.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  3. ^ Gathercole, Clare. "North Petherton". Somerset Urban Archaeological Surveys. Somerset County Council. http://www1.somerset.gov.uk/archives/hes/eus/northpetherton_eus.htm. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  4. ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0861275020. 
  5. ^ R W Dunning, C R Elrington (Editors), A P Baggs, M C Siraut (1992). "North Petherton: Churches". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 6: Andersfield, Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds (Bridgwater and neighbouring parishes). Institute of Historical Research. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18689. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
  6. ^ "St Mary the Virgin, North Petherton". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/north-petherton-st-mary-the-virgin/. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 

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