Church of St James, Curry Mallet

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

Church of St James, Curry Mallet
Church of St James, Curry Mallet
50°59′01″N 2°56′59″W
Location	Curry Mallet, Somerset
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Conservative Evangelical
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Designated	17 April 1959
Completed	13th-century

History

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]

Present day

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

See also

• List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
• List of towers in Somerset
• List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

References

1. "Church of St James". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
2. "Curry Mallet Neighbourhood Plan". Yarlington Housing Group. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. 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.