Church of St Mary the Virgin, Barrington

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Barrington
Location	Barrington, Somerset, England
Coordinates	50°57′34″N 2°52′16″W
Built	13th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated	17 April 1959[1]
Reference no.	264319
Location of Church of St Mary the Virgin, Barrington in Somerset

The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Barrington, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.^[1]

St Mary's Church has a three bay nave two bay chancel.^[1] There is an unusual octagonal tower, which includes a bell dating from 1743 and made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family.^[2]

The south transept includes a 13th-century canopied piscina. There is a 19th-century panelled pulpit which may contain fragments of an earlier construction.^[1]

The parish is part of the benefice of Winsmoor within the deanery of Crewkerne and Ilminster.^[3]

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
• List of Somerset towers
• List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

References

1. "Church of St. Mary the Virgin". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
2. Moore, James; Rice, Roy; Hucker, Ernest (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN 0-9526702-0-8.
3. "The Blessed Virgin Mary, Barrington". Church of England. Retrieved 12 September 2011.