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Church in Somerset, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Nether Stowey in the English county of Somerset has a 15th-century tower, with the remainder of the church being rebuilt in 1851 by Richard Carver and Charles Edmund Giles. It is as a Grade II* listed building.[1][2]
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | |
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| Location | Nether Stowey, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51.1503°N 3.1498°W |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Church of St Mary the Virgin |
| Designated | 29 March 1963 |
| Reference no. | 1344922 |
  Location of Church of St Mary the Virgin in Somerset | |
Nether Stowey had a small church by the 12th century with a three-bay nave. A gallery was added in the early 17th century. In 1791 a failed attempt was made to enlarge the church, but in 1814 a transept was added.[3]
The parish is part of the Quantock Villages benefice of Aisholt, Enmore, Goathurst, Nether Stowey, Over Stowey and Spaxton within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[4][5]
The red sandstone church now has a nave, north and south aisles and a chancel with attached vestry.[6] The three-stage west tower is supported by diagonal buttresses and decorated with pinnacles and prominent gargoyles.[2] The tower contains six bells which were recast in 1914.[3]
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