The Church of St Gregory Stoke St Gregory, is a Church of England parish church in

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, England. Its parish is part of the

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Benefice, along with the parishes of St Michael,

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, St Bartholomew, Lyng and SS Peter and Paul, North Curry.

History

St Gregory's was built in the 14th century, perhaps as early as 1300. It is

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, with an octagonal crossing tower whose upper stage was added in the 15th century. The nave has north and south

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with four- bay arcades. There is a south porch with a sundial over its outer arch and a statue of St Gregory the Great over its inner arch. Fragments of

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survive in the western windows of the aisles.

Bells

The tower has a

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of five bells. John Wiseman of Montacute cast the treble bell in 1628. Thomas I Wroth of

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cast the second bell in 1714. John Kingston of Bridgwater cast the third bell in 1818 and the tenor bell in 1823.

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cast the fourth bell in 1909.

Churchyard

St Gregory's churchyard includes a monument that may be 16th-century, one good late-18th-century headstone and a 17th- or 18th-century set of stocks.

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoke St Gregory, Saint Gregory 14th-century church buildings in England Church of England church buildings in Taunton Deane Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane Grade I listed churches in Somerset

History

Bells

Churchyard

See also

References

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