St Mary's Church, Christon

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

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The Church of St Mary in Christon, North Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.{{NHLE |num=1320668 |desc=Parish Church of St. Mary |accessdate=2009-04-05}}{{NHLE|desc=Parish Church of St. Mary|num=1320668|accessdate=18 September 2016}}

The Norman structure has a three bay nave with a south porch and chancel. The short two-stage tower is central and has a quadripartite vault below it.{{cite web|title=Christon St Mary|url=http://www.dawsonheritage.co.uk/somerset_churches/church.asp?ChooseChurch=Christon%20St%20Mary|publisher=Dawson Heritage|accessdate=18 September 2016}} The door in the porch is round headed and has columns on either side. The outside of the building has five Romanesque corbels including one with double human heads which may be from a later period. The 12th century font consists of a cylindrical stem on rectangular blocks. The bowl is square and decorated on three faces.{{cite web|title=St Mary, Christon, Somerset|url=http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/site/3287/|website=The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland.|publisher=King's College London|accessdate=18 September 2016}}

The Crook Peak parish is part of the Diocese of Bath and Wells.{{cite web|title=The Blessed Virgin Mary, Christon|url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/christon-the-blessed-virgin-mary/|website=A Church Near You|publisher=Church of England|accessdate=18 September 2016}}