Church of St Michael, Cudworth
| Church of St Michael | |
|---|---|
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  Location within Somerset | |
| 50°53′38″N 2°53′34″W / 50.8939°N 2.8927°W | |
| Location | Cudworth, Somerset, England |
| History | |
| Built | 12th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Church of St Michael |
| Designated | 4 February 1958[1] |
| Reference no. | 1366403 |
The Anglican Church of St Michael in Cudworth, Somerset, England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
History
The church was built in the 12th century, from which the north doorway and one small window remain.[2] The nave and chancel are from the 13th century but were modified in the 14th and 15th.[1]
The parish is part of the Winsmoor benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[3]
Architecture
The stone building has hamstone dressing and slate roofs with a bell turret at the western end. It has a three-bay nave, two-bay chancel and a north aisle.[1]
Inside the church are a Jacobean pulpit and 13th-century font.[1] The cylindrical font has a band of chip-carved satires around the top and stands on a cylindrical stem.[4]
There are some fragments of medieval stained glass.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Church of St Michael". National heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "Parishes: Cudworth Pages 141-147 A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 4". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "St Michael". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "St Michael, Cudworth, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 13 January 2018.