St Mary's Church, Moorlinch
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The earliest mention of a church at Moorlinch is a charter of King Ine in 725 and then in one of King Edgar in 971, although the authenticity of these documents has been challenged.[3] In 1262 it was acquired by Glastonbury Abbey in 1262. The church includes a 14th-century chancel, and a 12th-century nave with a south porch. The font dates from the 12th century, while the pulpit is Jacobean,[4] but made from wood taken from earlier perpendicular panels. The organ dates from 1800 and was made by James Davis.[1]
The west tower contains six bells the oldest being the tenor which was cast in 1651 by Thomas Purdue of Closworth.[4]
The parish is part of the benefice of Middlezoy and Othery and Moorlinch with Stawell and Sutton Mallet, within the Glastonbury deanery.[5]
See also
- Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor
- List of Somerset towers
- List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
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