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Church of Saint Martin

A Grade II* Listed Building in Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3614 / 51°21'41"N

Longitude: -2.9306 / 2°55'50"W

OS Eastings: 335305

OS Northings: 162895

OS Grid: ST353628

Mapcode National: GBR J8.THJZ

Mapcode Global: VH7CL.512N

Plus Code: 9C3V9369+HQ

Entry Name: Church of Saint Martin

Listing Date: 19 May 1983

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1137549

English Heritage Legacy ID: 33193

Also known as: Church of St Martin, Worle

ID on this website: 101137549

Location: St Martin's Church, Worle, North Somerset, BS22

County: North Somerset

Civil Parish: Weston-super-Mare

Built-Up Area: Weston-Super-Mare

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description


CHURCH ROAD
1.
5121 Worle
Church of Saint Martin
ST 3562 NW 6/70
II*
2.
Norman origins but mostly Perpendicular. Rubble. Freestone dressings. Tiled roof.
Four bay nave and North aisle. West tower. Chancel with C19 north chapel. South
porch. Tower: 3 stages with angle buttresses. West doorway with fine carving -
fleurons, head stops to hood mould. Pierced parapet with quatre foils in lozenges.
Higher stair turret to south-east. Small, ribbed, stout spire. North aisle, with
same parapet as spire, and rood stair tower surmounted by spirelet on arcaded drum.
C19 2 bay extension of north aisle in North chapel. Interior: 4 bay nave, 2 bay
chancel, lofty chancel arch; Norman octagonal font. Finely carved Perpendicular
pulpit. South stalls with misericords, 2 with initials of Richard Sprynge (Prior of
Woodspring and Vicar of Worle, 1499-1516). In the graveyard, 5 yds from south door,
18 ins high stump dated 1664.


Listing NGR: ST3530562895

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