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Church of St Mary

A Grade II* Listed Building in Cossington, Somerset

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  • St Mary: set adjacent to manor house of 1863 in Tudor style; externally mostly Perpendicular

  • St Mary: c15 three-stage tower with diagonal buttresses

  • St Mary: from the south, c13 chancel, south porch added late c14

  • St Mary: aisless nave; walls scraped to bare stone c.1900

  • St Mary: c18 wall monument with Brent wyvern probably commemorating John Brent d.1692, a Catholic, erected by his Protestant wife

  • St Mary: early c16 glass depicting Brent-Pansfote marriage

  • St Mary: replica brass of John Brent & wife Maud (Pansfote), 1524

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Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 29 March 1963

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1344698

English Heritage Legacy ID: 269469

ID on this website: 101344698

Location: St Mary's Church, Cossington, Somerset, TA7

County: Somerset

District: Sedgemoor

Civil Parish: Cossington

Built-Up Area: Cossington

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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