Church of St Mary the Virgin, Croscombe
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | |
|---|---|
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  Location within Somerset | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Croscombe |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°11′51″N 2°35′14″W / 51.1975°N 2.5873°W |
| Construction started | 15th century |
| Completed | 16th century |
The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Croscombe, Somerset, England, is primarily from the 15th and 16th centuries with 19th-century restoration. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1][2]
It consists of a nave, chancel and has north and south aisles. The church is unusual in Somerset in having a spire, which rises above a three-stage tower which is supported by diagonal buttresses.[2] St Mary's includes a peal of six bells, the earliest dated 1613,[a] and an organ by Gray and Davison from 1837.[3]
The Jacobean interior woodwork including the pulpit and rood screen are of national renown.[4][5][6] The pulpit is decorated with the arms of Arthur Lake who was the Bishop of Bath and Wells in the 17th century.[7]
The churchyard contains war graves of four service personnel, one of World War I and three of World War II.[8]
The parish is part of the benefice of Pilton with Croscombe, North Wootton and Dinder within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[9]
See also[edit]
- List of Grade I listed buildings in Mendip
- List of towers in Somerset
- List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References[edit]
- Notes
- ^ List of bells. 1 (treble): Mears of Whitechapel, 1808; 2: 1613; 3: Thomas Bilbie of Bristol, 1734; 4: Mears, 1808; 5: Mears, 1820; 6 (tenor): 1658. Source: Ellacombe, Henry Thomas (1875). The Church Bells of Somerset. Exeter: Printed for the author by William Pollard. p. 43.
- Citations
- ^ "Church of St Mary the Virgin". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2008.
- ^ a b "Church of St Mary the Virgin". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Somerset: Croscombe, Blessed Virgin Mary [N05556]". National Pipe Organ Register. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Scott, Shane (1995). The hidden places of Somerset. Aldermaston: Travel Publishing Ltd. p. 63. ISBN 1-902007-01-8.
- ^ Brown, Patrick (1981). Buildings of Britain 1550-1750: South West England. Moorland. pp. 84–85. ISBN 0861900308.
- ^ "Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin - Croscombe". The Benefice of Pilton with Croscombe, North Wootton and Dinder. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ Goodall, John (2015). Parish Church Treasures: The Nation's Greatest Art Collection. Bloomsbury. p. 163. ISBN 9781472917638.
- ^ "Croscombe (St. Mary) Churchyard". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Croscombe: The Blessed Virgin Mary, Croscombe". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 20 September 2016.