St Mary's Church, Luxborough

St Mary's Church
Location	Luxborough, Somerset, England
Coordinates	51°07′56″N 3°28′05″W
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Church of St Mary
Designated	22 May 1969[1]
Reference no.	1345725
Scheduled monument
Official name	Cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
Designated	12 November 2003[2]
Reference no.	1021155
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Remains of churchyard cross, about 7 metres south of chancel, Church of St Mary
Designated	5 June 1985[3]
Reference no.	1057340
Location of St Mary's Church in Somerset

The Anglican St Mary's Church at Luxborough within the English county of Somerset dates from the 13th century. It is a Grade II listed building.[1][4]

The chancel of the church was built in the 13th century. In the 15th century the lower stages of the tower were added. A Victorian restoration in 1861 added the north aisle and added the upper part of the three-stage tower. Further restoration was undertaken in the 1970s.[1]

Within the churchyard is a medieval inscribed stone cross which is 1.6 metres (5 ft 3 in) high and stands on a partially buried plinth.[3] It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.[2] There are also several unidentified chest tombs.[5][6]

The parish is part of the Exmoor benefice within the archdeaconry of Taunton.[7]

See also

• List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1345725)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
2. Historic England. "Cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church (1021155)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
3. Historic England. "Remains of churchyard cross, about 7 metres south of Chancel, Church of St Mary (1057340)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
4. "Church of St Mary". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
5. Historic England. "Unidentified chest tomb in churchyard, about 12 metres south of nave, Church of St Mary (1057341)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
6. Historic England. "Unidentified chest tomb, in churchyard, about 4 metres south of nave, Church of St Mary (1174966)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
7. "The Blessed Virgin Mary, Luxborough". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 7 March 2015.