Church of St Francis, Stawell explained

St Francis's Church
Coordinates:51.1404°N -2.9047°W -->
Location:Stawell, Somerset, England
Built:13th century
Designation1:Grade II* listed building
Designation1 Offname:Stawell Church
Designation1 Date:29 March 1963
Designation1 Number:1174228

The Anglican Church of St Francis in Stawell, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History

Construction of the church started in the 13th century on the site of a chapel which had been controlled by Glastonbury Abbey. The remains of an arcade in the north aisle is believed to come from about 1300.[2]

The fabric of the building was added to during the 14th and 15th centuries. It underwent Victorian restoration in 1874.[1]

The parish of Moorlinch with Stanwell and Sutton Mallett is within the benefice of Middlezoy with Othery, Moorlinch and Greinton which is part of the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[3]

Architecture

The stone church has a two-bay nave and chancel with a short west tower. The tower is supported by diagonal buttresses.[1]

Inside the church is an octagonal font from the 15th century.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stawell Church. National Heritage List for England. Historic England. 12 June 2017.
  2. 'Stawell', in A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 8, the Poldens and the Levels, ed. Robert Dunning (London, 2004), pp. 180-184. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol8/pp180-184#h3-0012 [accessed 12 June 2017].
  3. Web site: St Francis Chapel, Stawell. A Church Near You. Church of England. 12 June 2017.