Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Emborough

{{Short description|Church in Somerset, England}}

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| locmapin =Somerset

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| location =Emborough, Somerset, England

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| built =12th century

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| governing_body =Churches Conservation Trust

| designation1 =Grade II* listed building

| designation1_offname =Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary

| designation1_date =2 June 1961

| designation1_number =1177590

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The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Emborough, Somerset, England is medieval in origin but underwent extensive renovation in the 18th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.{{NHLE |num= 1177590|desc= Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Emborough|access-date= 10 July 2013|mode=cs2}} It is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.{{cite web|url=http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/Church-of-The-Blessed-Virgin-Mary-Emborough-Somerset/|title=Church of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Emborough, Somerset|publisher=Churches Conservation Trust|access-date=31 March 2011}} It was declared redundant on 1 August 1978, and was vested in the Trust on 19 December 1979.{{Citation | year = 2011| title = Diocese of Bath and Wells: All Schemes| series = Church Commissioners/Statistics| publisher = Church of England| page = 3| format = PDF | url = http://www.churchofengland.org/media/810289/bath%20and%20wells%20-%20all%20schemes.pdf| access-date =31 March 2011}}

It was originally built in the 12th century, with 14th and 18th-century alterations and some further restoration in the 19th century.

The inside includes a Georgian gallery and a cast iron "Gurney Stove".{{cite book |last=Reid |first= Robert Douglas |title=Some buildings of Mendip |year=1979 |publisher=The Mendip Society |isbn=0-905459-16-4 }}

The recent colour washing of the wall returned the church to its appearance before its Victorian restoration.{{cite book|last=Dunning|first=Robert|title=Somerset Churches and Chapels: Building Repair and Restoration|date=2007|publisher=Halsgrove|isbn=978-1841145921|page=15}}