The Priory Church of St George in

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, is predominantly 15th-century with evidence of 12th- and 13th-century work. It has been designated as a Grade I

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History

The church was started by

William de Moyon William I de Moyon (d. post 1090) (''alias'' de Moion, also de Mohun), 1st feudal baron of Dunster in Somerset, was seigneur of Moyon in Normandy and became Sheriff of Somerset in 1086. He founded the English ''de Mohun'' family in the West C ...

during the 11th century. The tower was built by Jon Marys of

Stogursey Stogursey is a small village and civil parish in the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England. It is situated from Nether Stowey, and west of Bridgwater. The village is situated near the Bristol Channel, which bounds the parish on the north. The ...

who received a contract from the parish in 1442. He was paid 13s 4d for each foot in height and £1 for the

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s. The work was completed in three years. Aisles were added in 1504. The church was shared for worship between the monks of

Dunster Priory Dunster Priory was established as a Benedictine monastery around 1100 in Dunster, Somerset, England. The first church in Dunster was built by William de Mohun who gave the church and the tithes of several manors and two fisheries, to the Bene ...

and the parishioners, however this led to several conflicts between them. One outcome was the carved rood screen which divided the church in two with the parish using the west chancel and the monks the east. It was

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in 1875–77 by

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. The church has a

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plan with a central four-stage tower, built in 1443 with diagonal buttresses, a stair turret and single bell-chamber windows.

References

External links

St George, Dunster on ''A Church Near You''

History

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