St. Mary's Church in the village of Huish Episcopi in South Somerset. An aristocrat of the county's towers.

At this time of year I thought posting about notable churches in South Somerset might be appropriate!  This is the third such posting.

The South Somerset village of Huish Episcopi is on the A372 just east of Langport.  In the tenth century Huish Episcopi was the more important of the two settlements, but now the tables have been turned and it is practically a suburb of Langport.

Of the Church of St Mary, Simon Jenkins writes in his England’s Thousand Best Churches (Penguin Books, 2009): “Huish Episcopi is among the aristocrats of Somerset towers.”  He also informs us that: “The tower was chosen to appear on the 9p stamp in 1972.”

The tower of St. Mary's Church in Huish Episcopi, Somerset.

A free and capacious car park sits conveniently opposite St Mary’s.  Alongside the car park is the village war memorial which is of an uncommon semi-circular design, it commemorates 15 men who fell in the First World War and 9 who were killed in World War Two.  The left column of the memorial is decorated with the regimental badge of the Somerset Light Infantry.

The war memorial in Huish Episcopi.