Church of St Nicholas, Corfe
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Coordinates50°58′17″N 3°05′40″W / 50.9715°N 3.0945°W
| Church of St Nicholas | |
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| Location | Corfe, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 50°58′17″N 3°05′40″W / 50.9715°N 3.0945°W |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Church of St Nicholas |
| Designated | 25 February 1955 |
| Reference no. | 1060345 |
  Location of Church of St Nicholas in Somerset | |
The Anglican Church of St Nicholas in Corfe, Somerset, England was built in the Norman period and rebuilt in 1842. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
The Church of St Nicholas is an 1842 rebuilding, by Benjamin Ferrey of a Norman church on the same site.[1] The chancel arch and nave arcade are neo-Romanesque and, along with two corbels, have survived from the design of the original building.[2]
The south aisle was added and tower rebuilt in 1858 by Charles Edmund Giles.[3] Stained glass by James Powell and Sons was installed in the 1850s.[4]
In 1969 the chancel was further restored.[1]
The parish is part of the Blackdown benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[5]
