Church of St James, Curry Mallet explained

Church of St James, Curry Mallet
Pushpin Map:Somerset
Coordinates:50.9836°N -2.9497°W
Location:Curry Mallet, Somerset
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Conservative Evangelical
Status:Active
Functional Status:Parish church
Heritage Designation:Grade I listed
Designated Date:17 April 1959
Completed Date:13th-century

The Church of St James is a Church of England parish church in Curry Mallet, Somerset. It has 13th-century origins and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

History

The church is dedicated to All Saints,[2] It has a three-stage tower. On the stonework are hunky punks representing animals.[3] Inside the church is a 15th-century font.[1]

Present day

The parish is part of the Seven Sowers benefice which covers Beercrocombe, Curry Mallet, Hatch Beauchamp, Orchard Portman, Staple Fitzpaine, Stoke St Mary (with Thurlbear) and West Hatch, within the deanery of Crewkerne and Ilminster.[4] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of St James. historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 12 October 2008.
  2. Web site: Curry Mallet Neighbourhood Plan. Yarlington Housing Group. 22 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425112028/http://www.yhg.co.uk/Libraries/Neighbourhood_Plans/Curry_Mallett_Neighbourhood_Plan.sflb.ashx. 25 April 2012. dead.
  3. Book: Wright. Peter Poyntz. Hunky Punks: A Study in Somerset Stone Carving. 2004. Heart of Albion Press. 978-1872883755. 2. 111–123.
  4. Web site: All Saints Church, Curry Mallet. Church of England. 22 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Curry Mallett. Seven Sowers Benefice. Church of England. 22 September 2011.