Church of St James, Curry Mallet

Church of St James
Location Curry Mallet, Somerset, England
Coordinates 50°59′01″N 2°56′59″W / 50.98361°N 2.94972°W / 50.98361; -2.94972Coordinates: 50°59′01″N 2°56′59″W / 50.98361°N 2.94972°W / 50.98361; -2.94972
Built 13th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated 17 April 1959[1]
Reference no. 431242
Location of Church of St James in Somerset

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

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]

The parish is part of the Seven Sowers benefice which covers 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Church of St James". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  2. ↑ "Curry Mallet Neighbourhood Plan". Yarlington Housing Group. 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.
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