The Church of St James in
Beercrocombe
Beercrocombe (also known as Beer Crocombe) is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, south of Curry Mallet and southeast of Taunton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 134.
History
The village is included ...
,
Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century but the current building is predominantly from the 15th. It was
restored
''Restored'' is the fourth
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in the late 19th century. It has been designated as a Grade I
listed building.
The interior includes a 17th-century fireplace, and pews from the late 13th or early 14th century.
The bells in the two-stage tower were restored in 1999, after 80 years of silence, and the peal restored to its original five bells.
[
It is a church within the Seven Sowers benefice which includes ]Curry Mallet
Curry Mallet (anciently "Cory Mallett") is a village and parish in Somerset, England. It is on the Fivehead River (also known as the River Ile), east of Taunton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 306.
History
At the ...
, Hatch Beauchamp, Orchard Portman, Staple Fitzpaine
Staple Fitzpaine is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district. The village has a population of 189 and is within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ...
, Stoke St Mary
Stoke St Mary is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south east of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district.
History
The earliest recorded mention of Stoke St Mary is in a Saxon charter dated 854 AD, when a West S ...
(with Thurlbear) and West Hatch
West Hatch is a hamlet and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south east of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district. It has a population of 306.
History
The name of the hamlet indicates it lies to the west of Hatch Beauchamp ...
. It is within the archdeanery of Taunton.
See also
* List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
South Somerset is a local government district in the English county of Somerset. The South Somerset district occupies an area of , stretching from its borders with Devon and Dorset to the edge of the Somerset Levels. The district has a populatio ...
* List of towers in Somerset
* List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
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13th-century church buildings in England
Church of England church buildings in South Somerset
Grade I listed churches in Somerset
Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset