Church of St Martin, Elworthy

Church of St Martin
Location Elworthy, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°06′24″N 3°18′41″W / 51.10667°N 3.31139°W / 51.10667; -3.31139Coordinates: 51°06′24″N 3°18′41″W / 51.10667°N 3.31139°W / 51.10667; -3.31139
Built 13th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Church of St Martin
Designated 22 May 1969[1]
Reference no. 264761
Location of Church of St Martin in Somerset

The Church of St Martin in Elworthy, Somerset, England, is dedicated to St Martin of Tours. It dates from the 13th century and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1]

Whilst the unbuttressed 2-stage crenellated tower is from the 13th century the porch and nave roof are from the late 15th century. The chancel was rebuilt in 1695 and again in 1846. It is built of red sandstone with Ham stone dressings and a slate roof.[1] Within the church is an unusual alabaster font made with stone from a quarry near Watchet.[2]

In 1969 the parish became a chapelry of Monksilver, within the benefice of Monksilver with Brompton Ralph and Nettlecombe.[3]

It is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[4] The church was declared redundant on 1 August 1975, and was vested in the Trust on 19 December 1979.[5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England, "Church of St Martin, Elworthy (1057601)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 July 2013
  2. ↑ Dunning, Robert (2007). Somerset Churches and Chapels: Building Repair and Restoration. Halsgrove. p. 28. ISBN 978-1841145921.
  3. ↑ "Parishes: Elworthy". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 5 (1985), pp. 69-73. British History Online. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Church of St Martin of Tours, Elworthy, Somerset, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 1 April 2011
  5. ↑ Diocese of Bath and Wells: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 2, retrieved 1 April 2011
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