Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ashill explained

Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Coordinates:	50.9508°N -2.9678°W
Location:	Ashill, Somerset, England
Designation1:	Grade II* listed building
Designation1 Offname:	Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Designation1 Date:	4 February 1958
Designation1 Number:	1057100

The Anglican Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ashill, Somerset, England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.^[1]

History

The church was built in the 12th and 13th centuries but has been revised several times since.^[1]

The parish is part of the Isle Valley benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.^[2]

Architecture

The stone buildings has tiled roofs. It consists of a three-bay nave and a single-bay chancel. The two-stage west tower is supported by corner buttresses.^[1]

The north and south doorways have decorated arches which may have survived from a previous church on the site before 1100.^{[3] [4]}

Inside the church are a 17th-century pulpit and 15th century octagonal font.^[1]

See also

• List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

Notes and References

1. Web site: Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. National Heritage List for England. Historic England. 2 January 2018.
2. Web site: The Blessed Virgin Mary. A Church Near You. Church of England. 2 January 2018.
3. Web site: St Mary, Ashill, Somerset. The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland.. King's College London. 2 January 2018.
4. Web site: Ashill St. Mary the Virgin. Dawson Heritage. 2 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133425/http://www.dawsonheritage.co.uk/somerset_churches/church.asp?ChooseChurch=Ashill%20St.%20Mary%20the%20Virgin. 3 January 2018. dead.