Church of St Michael, Cudworth explained

Church of St Michael
Coordinates:50.8939°N -2.8927°W
Location:Cudworth, Somerset, England
Built:12th century
Designation1:Grade II* listed building
Designation1 Offname:Church of St Michael
Designation1 Date:4 February 1958
Designation1 Number: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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of St Michael. National heritage List for England. Historic England. 13 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Parishes: Cudworth Pages 141-147 A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 4.. British History Online. Victoria County History. 13 January 2018.
  3. Web site: St Michael. A Church Near You. Church of England. 13 January 2018.
  4. Web site: St Michael, Cudworth, Somerset. The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland.. King's College London. 13 January 2018.