Church of St Mary
LocationSeavington St Mary, Somerset, England
Coordinates50°55′50″N 2°51′04″W / 50.93056°N 2.85111°W / 50.93056; -2.85111
Built15th century
Governing bodyChurches Conservation Trust
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Mary
Designated4 February 1958[1]
Reference no.1307339
Church of St Mary, Seavington St Mary is located in Somerset
Church of St Mary, Seavington St Mary
Location of Church of St Mary in Somerset

The Church of St Mary in Seavington St Mary, Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1]

The former Anglican parish Church of St Mary has 13th-century origins, but the current building is largely from the late 15th century, with restoration around 1880. The three-stage tower is from the 16th century,[1] and contains six bells. Three of these date from 1621 and were made by George Purdue of Closworth; the others are from the 20th century, and were made by John Taylor & Co in Loughborough.[2][3]

The parish was previously held as a chapelry of South Petherton by Bruton Abbey and after the Dissolution of the Monasteries belonged to Bristol Cathedral.[4]

It is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[5] The church was declared redundant on 1 July 1983, and was vested in the Trust on 15 May 1985.[6]

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  1. 1 2 3 Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Seavington St Mary (1307339)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 July 2013
  2. ↑ R.W. Dunning (editor), A.P. Baggs, R.J.E. Bush (1978), "Parishes: Seavington St. Mary", A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 4, Institute of Historical Research, retrieved 6 November 2011 {{citation}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ The Bells of St. Mary's Church, Seavington Web Museum, retrieved 6 November 2011
  4. ↑ Bush, Robin (1994), Somerset: The Complete Guide, Dovecote Press, pp. 176, ISBN 1-874336-26-1
  5. ↑ "St Mary's Church, Seavington, Somerset". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Diocese of Bath and Wells: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 5, retrieved 2 April 2011
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