Historic churches · South West England
Church of St Martin, Fivehead
Church of St Martin, Fivehead — church in Fivehead, Somerset, England, UK.
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Church of St Martin, Fivehead is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1201. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Fivehead, Somerset, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.0017°, -2.9239°.
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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. The church built of Hamstone includes a three-bay nave, chancel, south aisle and porch, and a west tower. The three-stage tower dates from around 1505. It is supported by diagonal buttresses and embellished with corner pinnacles and gargoyles. There are six bells the oldest of which was cast around 1500. Within the church is a palimpsest depicting Jane Seymour. There was a gallery at the back of the nave, however this was removed along with the box pews during Victorian restoration. The Norman font has a cylindrical stem and bowl, which has an intricately decorated rim. Outside the church next to the village green is the War Memorial The parish is within the benefice of Curry Rivel with Fivehead and Swell which is part of the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
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- Coordinates
- 51.0017, -2.9239
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Fivehead
- Postcode
- TA3 6PQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Established
- 1201
Sources
- wikidata: Q5117496 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Martin's Church, Fivehead (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Fivehead church.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of St Martin, Fivehead?
- Church of St Martin, Fivehead is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.0017°, -2.9239°.
- When was Church of St Martin, Fivehead built?
- Church of St Martin, Fivehead dates to 1201 — the Norman & medieval period.
- Is Church of St Martin, Fivehead a listed building?
- Church of St Martin, Fivehead carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.