South Perrott (St. Mary)

St. Mary's Church, South Perrott, Dorset

Located on the A365 close to the Dorset border near Crewkerne and its Somerset neighbour North Perrott, South Perrott is a stone village in the River Parrett valley. The Church of St Mary has a central flat topped tower and Newman and Pevnser note that externally all is Perpendicular.

Sources:

• John Hutchins, The history and antiquities of the County of Dorset, 3rd ed., edited by William Shipp and James Whitworth Hodson, Westminster: J.B. Nichols and Sons, 1861-1873.
• Arthur Mee, ed., Dorset: Thomas Hardy's country. The King's England. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1939, p. 228.
• John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner, The buildings of England: Dorset. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, p. 394.
• Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An inventory of historical monuments in the County of Dorset, Vol. 1, West Dorset. London: HMSO, 1952, pp. 176-177.

Bells:

6, 6-2-7 in Bb.

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Maintained by Michael Day, Last updated: 9 June 2010.