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The church is 14th century, with a Jacobean pulpit as well as on the south side of the chancel arch, there is a curious ribbed hagioscope or'squint'.

Built in 1717, this is one of the finest Quaker meeting houses in the country.

The church tower is visible for miles around, and is in the 'Levels' style. The figures around the church roof are either gargoyles (water spouts) or Hunky Punks, a local name for grotesque carvings which are not gargoyles.

Ancient stone built 13th century church in beautiful countryside village setting.

13th century church where, in 1609, Henry Adams married Edith Squire, the ancestor of Presidents John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Calvin Coolidge, as well as of Samuel Adams, who also signed the US Declaration of Independence.

There has been a church on this site since Saxon times; much of the present configuration and appearance dates from the mid 19th century.

An evocative setting, in front of Muchelney Abbey and opposite the medieval Priest’s House, internally, the unique ceiling was painted in the 1600s with angels in Tudor costumes.

The ancient cross in the churchyard is 15th century and two giant yews were grown to provide soldier’s bows and are said to be among the oldest in the diocese.

The church tower is a landmark for a long way around, and was rebuilt in 1861 to the original medieval designs, but in blue lias stone, rather than the Ham stone from which the rest of the church is built.

A historical gem on the Somerset Levels.