The Anglican Church of St Stephen in

Charlton Musgrove Charlton Musgrove is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated north east of Wincanton in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 398. The parish includes the hamlets of Barrow, Holbrook, Southmarsh, and par ...

in the English county of Somerset was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. The church was associated with

Bruton Priory Bruton Abbey in Bruton, Somerset was founded as a house of Canons regular#Canons Regular of Saint Augustine, Augustinian canons in about 1127, and became an abbey in 1511, shortly before its dissolution in 1539. It was endowed with manors, chur ...

in the 12th century. Members of the Leir family have been rectors from 1661 until 1976. The Victorian restoration in 1884 caused conflict as the rector Charles Edward Lier has not obtained the relevant permissions from the bishop. The stone building has slate roofs. It consists of a three

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nave and two bay chancel with a three-stage west tower which houses three bells and is decorated with hunky punks and gargoyles. Inside the church are an octagonal

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dating from the 17th century and a hatchment from 1660. The parish is part of the

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of Charlton Musgrove,

Cucklington Cucklington is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on a hill south east of Wincanton and north west of Gillingham in the South Somerset district, near the Dorset border. The village has a population of 173. The nearest railwa ...

and

Stoke Trister Stoke Trister is a village and civil parish south-east of Wincanton and north-west of Gillingham close to the Dorset border in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Bayford. History The Stoke part ...

within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Charlton Musgrove, Saint Stephen Grade II* listed buildings in South Somerset 13th-century church buildings in England Church of England church buildings in South Somerset Grade II* listed churches in Somerset

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