Church_of_St_Mary_&_All_Saints,_Broomfield

Church of St Mary & All Saints, Broomfield

Church of St Mary & All Saints, Broomfield

Church in Somerset, England

The Church of St Mary & All Saints in Broomfield, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th and 16th centuries and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

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The south chancel wall was built around 1320.[2] The north aisle is from 1535.[3] There is a stained glass window by the company of William Morris.[4]

The three-stage tower was built around 1440.[2] It includes a bell by George Purdue dating from 1606.[4]

The church contains the laboratory table of Andrew Crosse, of the nearby Fyne Court, on which he carried out electrical experiments and an obelisk in his memory is in the churchyard.[1] Also inside the church is a 16th-century chest and 15th-century octagonal font.[5]

The Anglican parish is part of the benefice of West Monkton with Kingston St Mary, Broomfield and Cheddon Fitzpaine within the archdeaconry of Taunton.[6]

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References

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    "Church of St. Mary and All Saints". Historic England. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
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    "Broomfield". Quantock Online. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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    Dunning, Robert (2007). Somerset Churches and Chapels: Building Repair and Restoration. Halsgrov e. p. 44. ISBN 978-1841145921.
    - "Broomfield St. Mary and All Saints". Dawson Heritage. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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    R W Dunning; C R Elrington; A P Baggs; M C Siraut, eds. (1992). "Broomfield: Church". A History of the County of Somerset. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 21 October 2012 – via Institute of Historical Research.
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    "St Mary & All Saints, Broomfield, Somerset". Rough Wood. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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    "St Mary & All Saints, Broomfield". Church of England. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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