Church of St James, Curry Mallet

Church in Somerset, England
50°59′01″N 2°56′59″W / 50.98361°N 2.94972°W / 50.98361; -2.94972LocationCurry Mallet, SomersetCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandChurchmanshipConservative EvangelicalHistoryStatusActiveArchitectureFunctional statusParish churchHeritage designationGrade I listedDesignated17 April 1959Completed13th-century

The Church of St James is a Church of England parish church in Curry Mallet, Somerset. It has 13th-century origins and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

History

The church is dedicated to All Saints,[2] It has a three-stage tower. On the stonework are hunky punks representing animals.[3] Inside the church is a 15th-century font.[1]

Present day

The parish is part of the Seven Sowers benefice which covers Beercrocombe, Curry Mallet, Hatch Beauchamp, Orchard Portman, Staple Fitzpaine, Stoke St Mary (with Thurlbear) and West Hatch, within the deanery of Crewkerne and Ilminster.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Church of St James". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Curry Mallet Neighbourhood Plan". Yarlington Housing Group. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  3. ^ Wright, Peter Poyntz (2004). Hunky Punks: A Study in Somerset Stone Carving (2 ed.). Heart of Albion Press. pp. 111–123. ISBN 978-1872883755.
  4. ^ "All Saints Church, Curry Mallet". Church of England. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Curry Mallett". Seven Sowers Benefice. Church of England. Retrieved 22 September 2011.