Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stanton Drew

Church of St Mary the Virgin
Location	Stanton Drew, Somerset, England
Coordinates	51°21′57″N 2°34′45″W / 51.36583°N 2.57917°WCoordinates: 51°21′57″N 2°34′45″W / 51.36583°N 2.57917°W
Built	13th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Church of St. Mary
Designated	21 September 1960[1]
Reference no.	33002
Location of Church of St Mary the Virgin in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Stanton Drew, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.^[1]

In the north aisle is the Norman bowl of the font and further east the small turret steps behind a glass door that in earlier times led up into a rood loft. Although parts date from the 13th and 14th centuries the interior, as it is seen today, shows the work that was carried out in 1847 when the south, west and north walls were rebuilt except a portion east from the Lady Chapel. The nave and tower arches were reconstructed in the 15th century.^[2]

The Hazle,^[3] Wight Preston^[4] and several other unidentified monuments^[5][6] in the churchyard are also listed, along with the piers, gates and overthrow at the north-east entrance to churchyard.^[7]

References

1. "Church of St Mary". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
2. Robinson, W.J. (1915). West Country Churches. Bristol: Bristol Times and Mirror Ltd. pp. 202–205.
3. "Hazle monument". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
4. "Wight Preston Monument". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
5. "Unidentified monument in the churchyard about 3 metres east of south chapel". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
6. "Unidentified monument in the churchyard about 4 metres north-east of chancel". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
7. "Piers, gates and overthrow at north-east entrance to churchyard". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 1 January 2011.