Merriott / Meriet
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view of church exterior - northwest view
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Nick Chipchase, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 June 2015 by Nick Chipchase [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4541894] [accessed 13 February 2018]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-2.0
INFORMATION
FontID: 21610MER
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints
Church Patron Saints: All Saints
Church Location: Church Street, Merriott, Crewkerne TA165PS, UK -- Tel.: 01460 76406
Country Name: England
Location: Somerset, South West
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the A356, 3 km N of Crewkerne
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Bath & Wells
Historical Region: Hundred of Crewkerne
Century and Period: 12th century (late?), Late Norman
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There are two entries for Merriott [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/ST4412/merriott/] [accessed 13 February 2018], neither of which mentions cleric or church in it. The entry for this parish in the Victoria County History (Somerset, vol. 4, 1978) notes: "A parson and chaplain of Merriott occur between 1171 and 1192 [...] The parish church of ALL SAINTS, so dedicated by the mid 13th century, [...] is built of rubble and ashlar and has a chancel with north and south chapels, aisled nave with south porch, and west tower. The earliest surviving feature is the tower which has thick walls tapering externally. Its date is not certain but its arch may be of the later 13th century"; there is no mention of a font in the VCH entry. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: ST4427212844] reports a "C19 font in south aisle".
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
50.9124,
-2.7941
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
50° 54′ 44.64″ N,
2° 47′ 38.76″ W
UTM: 30U 514475 5640104