St Martin's Church, Fivehead

The Anglican Church of St Martin in Fivehead, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1][2]

Church of St Martin
Stone building with square tower, separated from the road in the foreground by a stone wall.
LocationFivehead, Somerset, England
Coordinates51°00′06″N 2°55′22″W
Built13th century (700+ years ago)
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated17 April 1959[1]
Reference no.431724
St Martin's Church, Fivehead is located in Somerset
St Martin's Church, Fivehead
Location of Church of St Martin in Somerset

The church built of Hamstone includes a three-bay nave, chancel, south aisle and porch, and a west tower.[2]

The three-stage tower dates from around 1505.[3] It is supported by diagonal buttresses and embellished with corner pinnacles and gargoyles.[2] There are six bells the oldest of which was cast around 1500.[4]

Within the church is a palimpsest depicting Jane Seymour.[4] There was a gallery at the back of the nave, however this was removed along with the box pews during Victorian restoration.[4] The Norman font has a cylindrical stem and bowl, which has an intricately decorated rim.[5]

Outside the church next to the village green is the War Memorial[6]

The parish is within the benefice of Curry Rivel with Fivehead and Swell which is part of the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Church of St. Martin". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  2. "Church of St. Martin". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86127-502-0.
  4. "St. Martin's". Fivehead. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. "St Martin, Fivehead, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. "War memorial". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. "St Martin, Fivehead". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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