The Church of St Margaret in

Spaxton Spaxton is a small village and civil parish on the Quantocks in Somerset, South West England. History The name of Spaxton may originate from "Spakr", a Dane who settled in the area in about the 9th century. An alternative derivation is that it ...

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, England has some parts from the 12th and 13th centuries but is predominantly from the 15th century, and was

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in 1895. It has been designated as a Grade I

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. The three-bay

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has a south aisle and includes

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herringbone stonework. The tower can be dated to 1434 from a will bequeathing money for its construction. It was extended in the 14th century. The

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has a south transept chapel and a north chapel which has been turned into a vestry. The tower contains six bells, two of which date from the late 17th century. Parts of the clock mechanism are from the 16th. The parish is part of the

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of Aisholt, Enmore,

Goathurst Goathurst is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset, around 3 miles from the town of Bridgwater. The parish includes the hamlets of Andersfield and Huntstile. The village is on the route of the Samaritans Way South ...

Nether Stowey Nether Stowey is a large village in Somerset, South West England. It sits in the foothills of the Quantock Hills (England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), just below Over Stowey. The parish of Nether Stowey covers approximately 4&nbs ...

Over Stowey Over Stowey is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, South West England. A large part of the forest and open heath of the Quantock Hills is within the parish and it includes the hamlets of Plainsfield, Aley, Adscombe, Friarn and Bincomb ...

and Spaxton with Charlynch within the Quantock deanery.

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