Church of St Margaret, Tintinhull
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The Church of St Margaret in Tintinhull
, Somerset
, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
There was a chu8rch in the village during the 12th century which was replaced by the present building. It was associated with Montacute Priory
, as part of its foundation estate which was granted by William, Count of Mortain
and remained linked to the Priory until the dissolution of the monasteries
.
The original building was remodelled with the addition of a chancel
arch in the 14th century, with the perpendicular windows of the nave
being added in the 15th. The interior includes a 15th century octagonal font
and an altar table and octagonal panelled timber pulpit from the 17th century.
It has a four stage tower with the top stage, parapet and the north-east stair turret being added to the original 13th century work during 1516 and 1517. The earlier three stage tower is in the Early English Period and supported by angle buttresses. The tower has five bells.
It has the old parsonage which is now called Tintinhull Court
.
The church is now part of the United Benefice of Tintinhull, Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil Marsh & Thorne Coffin, within the Diocese of Bath and Wells
.
Tintinhull
This article is about a village in England. For the Australian village, see Tintinhull, New South Wales.Tintinhull is a village and civil parish close to the A303 near Yeovil, south west of Ilchester, in Somerset, England...
, 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 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
There was a chu8rch in the village during the 12th century which was replaced by the present building. It was associated with 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...
, as part of its foundation estate which was granted by William, Count of Mortain
William, Count of Mortain
William de Mortaigne, Count of Mortain, Earl of Cornwall was the son of Robert, Count of Mortain, the half-brother of William I of England...
and remained linked to the Priory until the dissolution of the monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
.
The original building was remodelled with the addition of a chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
arch in the 14th century, with the perpendicular windows of the nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
being added in the 15th. The interior includes a 15th century octagonal 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:...
and an altar table and octagonal panelled timber pulpit from the 17th century.
It has a four stage tower with the top stage, parapet and the north-east stair turret being added to the original 13th century work during 1516 and 1517. The earlier three stage tower is in the Early English Period and supported by angle buttresses. The tower has five bells.
It has the old parsonage which is now called Tintinhull Court
Tintinhull Court
Tintinhull Court in Tintinhull, Somerset, England was built as a medieval parsonage for the Church of St Margaret. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
.
The church is now part of the United Benefice of Tintinhull, Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil Marsh & Thorne Coffin, within the Diocese of Bath and Wells
Diocese of Bath and Wells
The Diocese of Bath and Wells is a diocese in the Church of England Province of Canterbury in England.The diocese covers the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in the tiny city of...
.