Church of St Michael | |
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General information | |
Town or city | Stawley |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 50°59′44″N 3°20′25″W / 50.9955°N 3.3404°W |
Completed | 13th century |
The Church of St Michael in Stawley, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. [1]
The current church stands on the site of an earlier Norman church from which some herringbone pattern walling survives in the nave. [2]
Much of the current church was built in early 16th century, paid for by local farmer and trader Henry Howe, who is remembered by a scroll over the door. Additional funding, possibly by the family of John Poulett, 1st Baron Poulett, paid for the tower which displays their coat of arms with three swords. [3]
The church register dates from 1528. [4] Despite some minor Victorian restoration in 1873 the church fabric is largely as it would have been in medieval times. [5] In 2007 a sixth bell, which had previously been at the Church of St Peter and St Paul in Maperton, was added to the existing peel in the three-stage west tower. [6] [5]
The Anglican parish which was once part of the benefice of Wellington and district within the archdeadconry of Taunton, is now part of the newley formed benefice of West Tone. [7]