Church of St Nicholas | |
Coordinates: | 50.9715°N -3.0945°W |
Location: | Corfe, Somerset, England |
Designation1: | Grade II* listed building |
Designation1 Offname: | Church of St Nicholas |
Designation1 Date: | 25 February 1955 |
Designation1 Number: | 1060345 |
The Anglican Church of St Nicholas in Corfe, Somerset, England was built in the Norman period and rebuilt in 1842. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The Church of St Nicholas is a 1842 rebuilding, by Benjamin Ferrey of a Norman church on the same site. The chancel arch and nave arcade are neo-Romanesque and, along with two corbels, have survived from the design of the original building.[1]
The south aisle was added and tower rebuilt in 1858 by Charles Edmund Giles.[2] Stained glass by James Powell and Sons was installed in the 1850s.[3]
In 1969 the chancel was further restored.
The parish is part of the Blackdown benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[4]
The church is built of Blue Lias with stone dressing and a slate roof. It has a four-bay nave, a south aisle and a chancel. The three-stage tower has a pyramidal roof.
Inside the church the Norman white stone font survives.[5]
The churchyard includes an unidentified chest tomb from around 1860, and one for the Brown family from the late 18th century.