Church of All Saints, Nynehead
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The Church of All Saints in Nynehead
, Somerset
, England dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
The church is a small structure built of mostly of local red Permo-Triassic rock, probably on the site of an earlier church. In 1091 the manor and church were granted to Montacute Priory
.
The two-stage square tower was built in the late 14th century and contains six bells, the oldest of which was cast around 1500.
The interior of the church contains some monuments to the Sanford family of Nynehead Court.
The church had significant restoration carried out in 1869.
The parish is part of the Wellington
and district benefice
within theTone deanery.
Nynehead
Nynehead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Tone, south-west of Taunton and north-west of Wellington, in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 416.-History:...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
The church is a small structure built of mostly of local red Permo-Triassic rock, probably on the site of an earlier church. In 1091 the manor and church were granted to Montacute Priory
Montacute Priory
Montacute Priory was a Cluniac priory of the Benedictine order in Montacute, Somerset, England, founded between 1078 and 1102 by William, Count of Mortain, in face of a threat that if he did not do so, the King would take the land from him. It was the only Somerset dependency of Cluny Abbey until...
.
The two-stage square tower was built in the late 14th century and contains six bells, the oldest of which was cast around 1500.
The interior of the church contains some monuments to the Sanford family of Nynehead Court.
The church had significant restoration carried out in 1869.
The parish is part of the Wellington
Wellington, Somerset
Wellington is a small industrial town in rural Somerset, England, situated south west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district, near the border with Devon, which runs along the Blackdown Hills to the south of the town...
and district benefice
Benefice
A benefice is a reward received in exchange for services rendered and as a retainer for future services. The term is now almost obsolete.-Church of England:...
within theTone deanery.