Church of St Michael, Cudworth

Church of St Michael
LocationCudworth, Somerset, England
Coordinates50°53′38″N 2°53′34″W / 50.8939°N 2.8927°W / 50.8939; -2.8927
Built12th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Michael
Designated4 February 1958[1]
Reference no.1366403
Location of Church of St Michael in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Michael in Cudworth, Somerset, England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History

The church was built in the 12th century, from which the north doorway and one small window remain.[2] The nave and chancel are from the 13th century but were modified in the 14th and 15th.[1]

The parish is part of the Winsmoor benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[3]

Architecture

The stone building has hamstone dressing and slate roofs with a bell turret at the western end. It has a three-bay nave, two-bay chancel and a north aisle.[1]

Inside the church are a Jacobean pulpit and 13th-century font.[1] The cylindrical font has a band of chip-carved satires around the top and stands on a cylindrical stem.[4]

There are some fragments of medieval stained glass.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Church of St Michael". National heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Parishes: Cudworth Pages 141-147 A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 4". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ^ "St Michael". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. ^ "St Michael, Cudworth, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 13 January 2018.