The Anglican Church of St Nicholas in
Bratton Seymour
Bratton Seymour is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on a tributary of the River Brue south-east of Castle Cary and north-west of Wincanton. The parish has a population of 104.
History
The remains of a Roman villa, d ...
,
Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II*
listed building.
History
The church was built in the 13th century.
It was originally dedicated to St. Giles, and has also been known as Holy Trinity Church.
Due to the condition of some of the stonework and ceilings the building has been laced o the
Heritage at Risk Register.
The parish is part of the Camelot Parishes
benefice
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within the
Diocese of Bath and Wells.
Architecture
The stone building has
Doulting and
hamstone dressings and slate roofs. It consists of a three-
bay
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nave and two-bay
chancel with a small
vestry and south porch.
The nave walls incorporate remnants of 12th-century carvings. The west tower is supported by angled
buttresses and contains bells from the 14th and 15th centuries.
The interior fittings are mostly from the 19th century,
but it does contain a circular
Norman
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Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
font
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In mod ...
.
See also
*
List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
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Grade II* listed buildings in South Somerset
Grade II* listed churches in Somerset
Structures on the Heritage at Risk register in Somerset
Church of England church buildings in South Somerset