Church of St Michael, Cudworth

Coordinates: 50°53′38″N 2°53′34″W / 50.8939°N 2.8927°W / 50.8939; -2.8927
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Church of St Michael
LocationCudworth, Somerset, England
Coordinates50°53′38″N 2°53′34″W / 50.8939°N 2.8927°W / 50.8939; -2.8927
Built12th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Michael
Designated4 February 1958[1]
Reference no.1366403
Church of St Michael, Cudworth is located in Somerset
Church of St Michael, Cudworth
Location of Church of St Michael in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Michael in Cudworth, Somerset, England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History[edit]

The church was built in the 12th century, from which the north doorway and one small window remain.[2] The nave and chancel are from the 13th century but were modified in the 14th and 15th.[1]

The parish is part of the Winsmoor benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[3]

Architecture[edit]

The stone building has hamstone dressing and slate roofs with a bell turret at the western end. It has a three-bay nave, two-bay chancel and a north aisle.[1]

Inside the church are a Jacobean pulpit and 13th-century font.[1] The cylindrical font has a band of chip-carved satires around the top and stands on a cylindrical stem.[4]

There are some fragments of medieval stained glass.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Church of St Michael". National heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Parishes: Cudworth Pages 141-147 A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 4". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ^ "St Michael". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. ^ "St Michael, Cudworth, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 13 January 2018.