Church of St. Mary, Hardington
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The Church of St Mary at Hardington in the parish of Hemington
, Somerset
, England dates from the 11th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
The church has an un-aisled nave
and small west tower which dates from the late 14th century. In the 19th century the earlier chancel
was largely rebuilt. The parish of Hardington was form in the Middle Ages and merged into Hemington in 1733.
It is no longer used as a church and has been in the care of the Redundant Churches Fund since 1972.
Hemington, Somerset
Hemington is a village and civil parish north west of Frome, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The parish includes the villages of Hardington, Faulkland and Foxcote.-History:...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England dates from the 11th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
The church has an un-aisled nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
and small west tower which dates from the late 14th century. In the 19th century the earlier chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
was largely rebuilt. The parish of Hardington was form in the Middle Ages and merged into Hemington in 1733.
It is no longer used as a church and has been in the care of the Redundant Churches Fund since 1972.