St Mary's Church, Stogumber

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

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The Church of St Mary in Stogumber, Somerset, England dates from the late 13th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1057500|title= Church of St Mary |work=historicengland.org.uk|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=6 February 2009}}

The church was founded as a Saxon minster with a chapelry at Bicknoller and other dues payable from property in Monksilver, Clatworthy and Elworthy.{{cite book|last=Bush|first=Robin|authorlink=Robin Bush (historian)|title=Somerset: The Complete Guide|publisher=Dovecote Press|year=1994|pages=[https://archive.org/details/somersetcomplete0000bush/page/193 193–194]|isbn=1-874336-26-1|url=https://archive.org/details/somersetcomplete0000bush/page/193}}

The oldest portions of the church are the tower and south porch. The tower can be dated from a will bequeathing money for its construction in 1401.{{cite book|last=Dunning|first=Robert|title=Somerset Churches and Chapels: Building Repair and Restoration|date=2007|publisher=Halsgrove|isbn=978-1841145921|page=41}} The north aisle is traditionally held to have been built by Cardinal Beaufort as a penance for his behaviour at his hunting lodge Halsway Manor.{{cite web|title=Stogumber|url=http://www.quantockonline.co.uk/quantocks/villages/stogumber/stogumber01.html|publisher=Quantock Online|access-date=6 November 2011}} The red sandstone church was restored in the 1870s to designs by John Dando Sedding. The interior includes a chandelier built around 1770. The font is from the 15th century. The church has a stone pulpit.{{cite web|title=St Mary's church|url=http://www.stogumber.org.uk/church.php|publisher=Stogumber|access-date=6 November 2011}}

The churchyard contains the war graves of two Gunners of World War I.[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/43700/STOGUMBER%20(ST.%20MARY)%20CHURCHYARD] CWGC Cemetery Record, details from casualty record.

The Old Vicarage, which is now a private dwelling, was built in the 15th century.{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1057501|title=The Old Vicarage|work=historicengland.org.uk|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=6 February 2009}} The old brewhouse behind the vicarage is medieval in origin.{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1057502|title=The Brewhouse, about 10 metres South of The Old Vicarage|work=historicengland.org.uk|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=6 February 2009}}

The parish is part of the Quantock Towers benefice within the Quantock deanery.{{cite web|title=The Blessed Virgin Mary, Stogumber|url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/stogumber-the-blessed-virgin-mary/|publisher=Church of England|access-date=6 November 2011}}