Church of St Margaret | |
Coordinates: | 50.9152°N -2.7523°W |
Location: | Middle Chinnock, Somerset, England |
Built: | 12th century |
Designation1: | Grade II* listed building |
Designation1 Offname: | Church of St Margaret |
Designation1 Date: | 19 April 1961 |
Designation1 Number: | 1057169 |
The Anglican Church of St Margaret in Middle Chinnock, Somerset, England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
The church was built in the 12th century with the tower and porch being added in the 14th or 15th centuries. It underwent extensive Victorian restoration in the 19th century,[1] which included the removal of the gallery.
The parish is part of the Norton-sub-Hamdon benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[2]
The hamstone building has slate roofs.[1] It is long and consists of a three-bay nave and two-bay chancel.[1] The high two-stage tower is supported by buttresses.[1] [3]
Inside the church are panels and a hatchment from the 15th to 17th centuries and a font from the 12th.[1] A 14th century effigy of a priest was restored by W. D. Caröe in 1928.[1]
In the churchyard is a war memorial with a tapered shaft and wheel cross.[4] [5] There is also a Yew tree with a girth of 15feet in 2014.[6]