The Anglican Church of St Margaret in

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, Somerset, England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

History

The church was built in the 12th century with the tower and porch being added in the 14th or 15th centuries. It underwent extensive Victorian restoration in the 19th century, which included the removal of the gallery. The parish is part of the

Norton-sub-Hamdon Norton-sub-Hamdon is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the South Somerset district of the English county of Somerset, situated five miles west of Yeovil. The village has a population of 743. The village of Chiselborough i ...

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within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.

Architecture

The hamstone building has slate roofs. It is long and consists of a three-

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nave and two-bay chancel. The high two-stage tower is supported by buttresses. Inside the church are panels and a hatchment from the 15th to 17th centuries and a

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from the 12th. A 14th century

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of a priest was restored by

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in 1928. In the churchyard is a war memorial with a tapered shaft and wheel cross. There is also a Yew tree with a girth of in 2014.

References

{{reflist Grade II* listed buildings in South Somerset Grade II* listed churches in Somerset