St Mary's Church, Luxborough

St Mary's Church
Location Luxborough, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°07′56″N 3°28′05″W / 51.13222°N 3.46806°W / 51.13222; -3.46806Coordinates: 51°07′56″N 3°28′05″W / 51.13222°N 3.46806°W / 51.13222; -3.46806
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name: Church of St Mary
Designated 22 May 1969[1]
Reference no. 1345725
Official name: Cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
Designated 12 November 2003[2]
Reference no. 1021155
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name: Remains of churchyard cross, about 7 metres south of chancel, Church of St Mary
Designated 5 June 1985[3]
Reference no. 1057340
Location of St Mary's Church in Somerset

The Anglican St Mary's Church at Luxborough within the English county of Somerset dates from the 13th century. It is a Grade II listed building.[1][4]

The chancel of the church was built in the 13th century. In the 15th century the lower stages of the tower were added. A Victorian restoration in 1861 added the north aisle and added the upper part of the three-stage tower. Further restoration was undertaken in the 1970s.[1]

Within the churchyard is a medieval inscribed stone cross which is 1.6 metres (5 ft 3 in) high and stands on a partially buried plinth.[3] It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.[2] There are also several unidentified chest tombs.[5][6]

The parish is part of the Exmoor benefice within the archdeaconry of Taunton.[7]

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