The Church of St Mary at Hardington in the parish of
Hemington,
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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, England, dates from the 11th century and has been designated as a Grade I
listed building
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The church has an un-aisled
nave
The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...
and small west tower which dates from the late 14th century.
[ In the 19th century the earlier ]chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may terminate in an apse.
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was largely rebuilt. The parish of Hardington was formed in the Middle Ages and merged into Hemington in 1733.
It is no longer used as a church and has been in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust
The Churches Conservation Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is to protect historic churches at risk in England. The charity cares for over 350 churches of architectural, cultural and historic significance, which have been transferred in ...
since 1972.
The interior of the church includes fragments of medieval wall paintings and a board painted with the arms of Charles I Charles I may refer to:
Kings and emperors
* Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings
* Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily
* Charles I of ...
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See also
* 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 admin ...
* List of Somerset towers
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 ...
References
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Grade I listed churches in Somerset
Church of England church buildings in Mendip District
11th-century church buildings in England
Grade I listed buildings in Mendip District