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Nunney Nunney is a village and civil parish in the Mendip local government district within the English county of Somerset. It is located south-west of Frome and the parish includes the hamlet of Holwell. The name of the village comes from Old English ...
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, England, is a Grade I
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dating from the 12th century. It was probably built on the site of an earlier Saxon or Norman church from which a Saxon cross and
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can still be seen. A 15th-century wagon or
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used to cover the nave however the timber rotted and it was demolished in 1957. A temporary roof was installed and hidden by a suspended ceiling. Plans are being drawn up to replace the roof and fundraising is under way. Sir
John Delamare Sir John Delamare ( 1320 – 1383) was a knight at the court of King Edward III of England and the builder of Nunney Castle in Somerset. He gained permission to turn his manor house at Nunney into Nunney Castle in 1373. He was successively High ...
and other lords of
Nunney Castle Nunney Castle is a medieval castle at Nunney in the England, English county of Somerset. Built in the late 14th century by Sir John Delamare on the profits of his involvement in the Hundred Years War, the moated castle's architectural style, po ...
are buried in the church. The Anglican parish is part of the benefice of Postlebury within the archdeaconry of Wells.


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List of Grade I listed buildings in Mendip Mendip is a local government district in the English county of Somerset. The Mendip district covers a largely rural area of ranging from the Mendip Hills through on to the Somerset Levels. It has a population of approximately 11,000. The admini ...
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List of towers in Somerset The Somerset towers, church towers built in the 14th to 16th centuries, have been described as among England's finest contributions to medieval art. The paragraphs and descriptions below describe features of some of these towers. The organization ...
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List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells The ecclesiastical parishes within the Diocese of Bath and Wells cover the majority of the ceremonial counties of England, English county of Somerset and small areas of Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The cathedra, episcopal seat ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nunney, All Saints Grade I listed churches in Somerset Church of England church buildings in Mendip District 12th-century church buildings in England Anglo-Catholic church buildings in Somerset Grade I listed buildings in Mendip District