Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ashill

Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Location Ashill, Somerset, England
Coordinates 50°57′03″N 2°58′04″W / 50.9508°N 2.9678°W / 50.9508; -2.9678Coordinates: 50°57′03″N 2°58′04″W / 50.9508°N 2.9678°W / 50.9508; -2.9678
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

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]

History

The 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

The 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Blessed Virgin Mary". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "St Mary, Ashill, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ashill St. Mary the Virgin". Dawson Heritage. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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