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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Barrington
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Location Barrington, Somerset, England
Built 13th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated 17 April 1959
Reference no. 264319
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The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Barrington, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

St Mary's Church has a three bay nave two bay chancel. There is an unusual octagonal tower, which includes a bell dating from 1743 and made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family.

The south transept includes a 13th-century canopied piscina. There is a 19th-century panelled pulpit which may contain fragments of an earlier construction.

The parish is part of the benefice of Winsmoor within the deanery of Crewkerne and Ilminster.

See also

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