Church of St James, Curry Mallet
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The Church of St James in Curry Mallet
, Somerset
, England has 13th-century origins and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
The church is dedicated to All Saints, It has a three stage tower. Inside the church is a 15th century font
.
The parish is part of the Seven Sowers benefice
which covers Curry Mallet, Hatch Beauchamp
, Orchard Portman
, Staple Fitzpaine, Stoke St Mary
(with Thurlbear) and West Hatch
, within the deanery of Crewkerne
and Ilminster
.
Curry Mallet
Curry Mallet is a village and parish in Somerset, England. It is on the Fivehead River , east of Taunton in the South Somerset district...
, 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 has 13th-century origins and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
The church is dedicated to All Saints, It has a three stage tower. Inside the church is a 15th century font
Baptismal font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:...
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The parish is part of the Seven Sowers 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:...
which covers Curry Mallet, Hatch Beauchamp
Hatch Beauchamp
Hatch Beauchamp is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 575.-History:...
, Orchard Portman
Orchard Portman
Orchard Portman is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 150....
, Staple Fitzpaine, Stoke St Mary
Stoke St Mary
Stoke St Mary is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district.-History:The earliest recorded mention of Stoke St Mary is in a Saxon charter dated 854 AD, when a West Saxon king gave the clearly defined lands at ‘Stoc’ to the minster...
(with Thurlbear) and West Hatch
West Hatch
West Hatch is a hamlet and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. It has a population of 292.-History:The name of the hamlet indicates it lies to the west of Hatch Beauchamp....
, within the deanery of Crewkerne
Crewkerne
Crewkerne is a town in Somerset, England, situated south west of Yeovil and east of Chard in the South Somerset district close to the border with Dorset. The civil parish of West Crewkerne includes the hamlets of Woolminstone and Henley...
and Ilminster
Ilminster
Ilminster is a country town and civil parish in the countryside of south west Somerset, England, with a population of 4,781. Bypassed a few years ago, the town now lies just east of the intersection of the A303 and the A358...
.