Church of St Michael and All Angels, Puriton
The Church of St Michael and All Angels in Puriton, Somerset, England was constructed from local Blue Lias stone. It has an early 13th-century tower, with the remainder of the building dating from the 14th and 15th centuries.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Puriton, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Michael and All Angels”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett and Church of St Michael and All Angels.
Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett
Church
Photo: Celiakozlowski, CC BY 3.0.
The Church of St John the Baptist in Pawlett, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The Norman church of St John the Baptist replaced an earlier Saxon structure and the church is thought to have been a popular station on medieval pilgrimages from Watchet to Glastonbury. Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Church of St Michael and All Angels, Puriton.
Church of St Michael and All Angels
Church
Photo: Sheila Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Michael and All Angels in Bawdrip, Somerset, England was built in the late 13th or early 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Michael and All Angels is situated 2 miles southeast of Church of St Michael and All Angels, Puriton.
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church
Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity at Chilton Trinity in the English county of Somerset was established in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 2 miles southwest of Church of St Michael and All Angels, Puriton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puriton and Dunball.
Puriton
Village
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Puriton is a village and parish at the westerly end of the Polden Hills, in Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 1,968. The local parish church is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels.
Dunball
Hamlet
Dunball is a small hamlet west of the village of Puriton and close to the town of Bridgwater, Somerset, England. Just north of Dunball is Down End which is the site of Down End Castle a motte-and-bailey castle, which has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Stretcholt
Hamlet
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pawlett is a village and civil parish 4 miles north of Bridgwater, in the English county of Somerset. The parish includes the hamlet of Stretcholt. The village has Roman or Saxon origins. Stretcholt is situated 2 miles northwest of Church of St Michael and All Angels, Puriton.
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Puriton
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Puriton, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.17066° or 51° 10′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.97357° or 2° 58′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C3V52CG+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 406599948OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q5117636
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In Other Languages
“Church of St Michael and All Angels, Puriton” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس مايكل و كل الملائكه”
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