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Church in West Buckland, United Kingdom From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Anglican Church of St Mary in West Buckland, Somerset, England has 13th-century origins and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
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Town or city | West Buckland |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 50.9778°N 3.1789°W |
Completed | 13th century |
The church was built, on the site of an earlier Norman structure, between 1275 and 1300.[2] It consists of a two-bay aisled nave, chancel and north and south chapels.[1] It has a hammerbeam roof.[3] The crenelated three-stage tower was built around 1509.[4] It is supported by diagonal buttresses.[1] It includes six bells, the oldest of which is from 1606.[2] They were cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.[3] In 1838 a gallery was built for the choir and organ, but this was removed in 1891.[2]
The interior includes a Purbeck marble font from 1140.[5]
The parish is part of the Wellington and District benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[2]
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