The Church of St Mary in
Seavington St Mary
Seavington St Mary is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated next to the village of Seavington St Michael, about east of Ilminster, within the South Somerset district and had a population of 384 inhabitants at the 2011 ce ...
,
Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century and is recorded in the
National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II*
listed building.
The former
Anglican
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parish Church of St Mary has 13th-century origins, but the current building is largely from the late 15th century, with
restoration
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...
around 1880. The three-stage tower is from the 16th century,
and contains six bells. Three of these date from 1621 and were made by George Purdue of
Closworth; the others are from the 20th century, and were made by
John Taylor & Co in
Loughborough.
The parish was previously held as a chapelry of
South Petherton by
Bruton Abbey and after the
Dissolution of the Monasteries belonged to
Bristol Cathedral.
It is a
redundant church in the care of the
Churches Conservation Trust.
The church was declared redundant on 1 July 1983, and was
vested
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in the Trust on 15 May 1985.
See also
*
List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England
*
List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
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15th-century church buildings in England
Church of England church buildings in South Somerset
Grade II* listed churches in Somerset
Grade II* listed buildings in South Somerset
English Gothic architecture in Somerset
Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust
Former churches in Somerset