Church of St Michael | |
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Type | Parish Church |
Location | Angersleigh, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 50°57′44″N 3°08′31″W / 50.9621°N 3.1419°W |
Built | 14th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Church of St Michael |
Designated | 25 February 1955 [1] |
Reference no. | 1177574 |
The Anglican Church of St Michael in Angersleigh, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]
The church was granted to the Bishop of Winchester by William the Conqueror, later becoming the property of Taunton Priory. [2]
The tower survives from the 14th century, however much of the rest of the building was rebuilt in the 15th and underwent Victorian restoration around 1855. [1]
The parish, with about 60 people, [3] is part of the Trull with Angersleigh benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [4]
The church consists of a three- bay nave and chancel. The south porch has been converted into a vestry and the north chapel into an organ bay. The crenellated two stage west tower is supported by diagonal buttresses. [1] The oldest of the five bells in the tower dates back to around 1450. [5]
The interior contains woodwork installed by A.E. Eastwood, of Leigh Court, in Pitminster, who was the Lord of the Manor, and a local woodwork class in the early 20th century. The reredos was designed by Frederick Bligh Bond. [1] The circular stone font is Norman. [2]