St Martin's Church, Fivehead
| Church of St Martin | |
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| Location | Fivehead, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°00′06″N 2°55′22″W / 51.00167°N 2.92278°W |
| Built | 13th century (700+ years ago) |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 17 April 1959[1] |
| Reference no. | 431724 |
  Location of Church of St Martin in Somerset | |
The Anglican Church of St Martin in Fivehead, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1][2]
The church built of Hamstone includes a three-bay nave, chancel, south aisle and porch, and a west tower.[2]
The three-stage tower dates from around 1505.[3] It is supported by diagonal buttresses and embellished with corner pinnacles and gargoyles.[2] There are six bells the oldest of which was cast around 1500.[4]
Within the church is a palimpsest depicting Jane Seymour.[4] There was a gallery at the back of the nave, however this was removed along with the box pews during Victorian restoration.[4] The Norman font has a cylindrical stem and bowl, which has an intricately decorated rim.[5]
Outside the church next to the village green is the War Memorial[6]
The parish is within the benefice of Curry Rivel with Fivehead and Swell which is part of the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[7]
See also
[edit]- List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
- List of towers in Somerset
- List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Church of St. Martin". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ a b c "Church of St. Martin". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86127-502-0.
- ^ a b c "St. Martin's". Fivehead. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "St Martin, Fivehead, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "War memorial". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "St Martin, Fivehead". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 19 September 2016.