Church of St Michael and All Angels, Butcombe


The Anglican Church of St Michael and All Angels at Butcombe in the English county of Somerset was built in the 15th century and restored in 1868. It is a Grade II* listed building.

History

The church was built in the 15th century and restored in 1868.
The parish is part of the benefice of Wrington with Butcombe and Barrington within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.

Architecture

The church includes a nave and chancel with a transeptal chapel and porch on the southern side and transept and vestry to the north.
The three-stage south tower is supported by set-back buttresses.
The churchyard cross dates from the 15th century and was restored in 1918. The base is octagonal and supports a shaft with a 19th-century depiction of the crucifixion at the apex.