Church of St Mary | |
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Location | Chilthorne Domer, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 50°58′20″N 2°40′41″W / 50.9723°N 2.6781°W |
Built | 13th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Church of St Mary |
Designated | 19 April 1961 [1] |
Reference no. | 1345756 |
The Anglican Church of St Mary in Chilthorne Domer, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]
The church was built in the 13th century, [1] and was granted to Bruton Priory in 1301. [2] Restoration and revision of the building took place in the 14th and 15th centuries with some Victorian restoration in the 19th. [1]
The parish is part of the Five Crosses benefice including Tintinhull and the surrounding villages within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [3] [4]
The hamstone building has slate roofs with a small bell turret. [1] It consists of a three- bay nave and two-bay chancel. [1]
Inside the church the pulpit is from the 17th century, as are some of the pews. The 15th-century font is octagonal. [1] An effigy in the sanctuary is dated to around 1275. [1]
In the churchyard are a group of three chest tombs dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. [5]