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The dedication is to [[Dubricius]] (also known in [[Welsh language|Welsh]] as Dyfrig and in corrupt [[Norman-French]] as Devereux) (c. 465 – 550 or 612), a 6th-century [[Britons (historical)|Briton]] ecclesiastic venerated as a [[saint]] and may indicate he travelled to the area. |
The dedication is to [[Dubricius]] (also known in [[Welsh language|Welsh]] as Dyfrig and in corrupt [[Norman-French]] as Devereux) (c. 465 – 550 or 612), a 6th-century [[Britons (historical)|Briton]] ecclesiastic venerated as a [[saint]] and may indicate he travelled to the area. |
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The church stands on the site of an earlier church which may date from around 1120.<ref>{{cite web|title=St Dubricius Parish Church|url=http://www.porlock.org/community/churches_and_chapels/st_dubricius.php|publisher=Porlock Vale|accessdate=5 November 2011}}</ref> Restoration work was undertaken in the 15th century.<ref name=roughwood>{{cite web|title=St Dubricius, Porlock, Somerset - 17th August 2004|url=http://www.roughwood.net/ChurchAlbum/Somerset/Porlock/Porlock-St-Dubricius.htm|publisher=Roughwood British Churches Album|accessdate=5 November 2011}}</ref> The spire was damaged in a storm of 1703.<ref name="somharbours">{{cite book |title=Somerset Harbours |last=Farr |first=Grahame |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1954 |publisher=Christopher Johnson |location=London |isbn= |page=154 }}</ref> Further [[Victorian restoration|restoration]] was undertaken between 1888 and 1891.<ref name=roughwood/> |
The church stands on the site of an earlier church which may date from around 1120.<ref>{{cite web|title=St Dubricius Parish Church|url=http://www.porlock.org/community/churches_and_chapels/st_dubricius.php|publisher=Porlock Vale|accessdate=5 November 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422050302/http://www.porlock.org/community/churches_and_chapels/st_dubricius.php|archivedate=22 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Restoration work was undertaken in the 15th century.<ref name=roughwood>{{cite web|title=St Dubricius, Porlock, Somerset - 17th August 2004|url=http://www.roughwood.net/ChurchAlbum/Somerset/Porlock/Porlock-St-Dubricius.htm|publisher=Roughwood British Churches Album|accessdate=5 November 2011}}</ref> The spire was damaged in a storm of 1703.<ref name="somharbours">{{cite book |title=Somerset Harbours |last=Farr |first=Grahame |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1954 |publisher=Christopher Johnson |location=London |isbn= |page=154 }}</ref> Further [[Victorian restoration|restoration]] was undertaken between 1888 and 1891.<ref name=roughwood/> |
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Within the church is the very fine late 15th century alabaster tomb of [[Baron Harington|John Harington, 4th Baron Harington]](1384–1418) who fought alongside [[Henry V of England|Henry V]] in France in 1417,<ref>{{cite web|title=The History of the Church of Porlock|url=http://www.exmoorian.co.uk/porlock_church.htm|publisher=Exmoorian|accessdate=5 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="curio">{{cite book |title=Curiosities of Somerset |last=Leete-Hodge |first=Lornie |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1985 |publisher=Bossiney Books |location=Bodmin |isbn=0-906456-98-3 |page=45 }}</ref> and his first wife Elizabeth Courtenay (died 1471), daughter of [[Edward de Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon]] (died 1419).<ref name=roughwood/> Elizabeth survived her first husband and married secondly [[William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville]] (died 1461). The style of armour worn by Baron Harington is of the period c.1470, as was worn in the time of his widow's death, and is not therefore an accurate representation of the armour worn at the time of his death in 1418.<ref>For a contemporary image of the armour of this earlier period, which features chain mail and bascinet helmet, see the monumental brass of [[Maurice Russell, knight|Sir Maurice Russell]] (died 1416) at [[Dyrham]] and the similar one of [[Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley]] (died 1417) at [[Wotton-under-Edge]]</ref><ref>Rogers, W.H. Hamilton, The Strife of The Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West, Exeter, 1890, pp.47-49</ref> The monument and effigies are believed to have been erected at the expense of Elizabeth's step-daughter the great heiress [[Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington|Cicely Bonville, Baroness Harington and Marchioness of Dorset]] (1460-1529), and are considered from their very high quality "more befitting a cathedral than a retired country church".<ref>Bridie, M.F., The Story of Shute: The Bonvilles and Poles, Axminster, 1955, p.47</ref> At the back of the [[nave]] is a clock dating from the early 15th century which struck the tenor bell hourly. It has no hands or clock face. The clock was used until 1897 when a new clock was installed to celebrate [[Queen Victoria]]'s jubilee.<ref name=roughwood/> |
Within the church is the very fine late 15th century alabaster tomb of [[Baron Harington|John Harington, 4th Baron Harington]](1384–1418) who fought alongside [[Henry V of England|Henry V]] in France in 1417,<ref>{{cite web|title=The History of the Church of Porlock|url=http://www.exmoorian.co.uk/porlock_church.htm|publisher=Exmoorian|accessdate=5 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="curio">{{cite book |title=Curiosities of Somerset |last=Leete-Hodge |first=Lornie |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1985 |publisher=Bossiney Books |location=Bodmin |isbn=0-906456-98-3 |page=45 }}</ref> and his first wife Elizabeth Courtenay (died 1471), daughter of [[Edward de Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon]] (died 1419).<ref name=roughwood/> Elizabeth survived her first husband and married secondly [[William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville]] (died 1461). The style of armour worn by Baron Harington is of the period c.1470, as was worn in the time of his widow's death, and is not therefore an accurate representation of the armour worn at the time of his death in 1418.<ref>For a contemporary image of the armour of this earlier period, which features chain mail and bascinet helmet, see the monumental brass of [[Maurice Russell, knight|Sir Maurice Russell]] (died 1416) at [[Dyrham]] and the similar one of [[Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley]] (died 1417) at [[Wotton-under-Edge]]</ref><ref>Rogers, W.H. Hamilton, The Strife of The Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West, Exeter, 1890, pp.47-49</ref> The monument and effigies are believed to have been erected at the expense of Elizabeth's step-daughter the great heiress [[Cecily Bonville, 7th Baroness Harington|Cicely Bonville, Baroness Harington and Marchioness of Dorset]] (1460-1529), and are considered from their very high quality "more befitting a cathedral than a retired country church".<ref>Bridie, M.F., The Story of Shute: The Bonvilles and Poles, Axminster, 1955, p.47</ref> At the back of the [[nave]] is a clock dating from the early 15th century which struck the tenor bell hourly. It has no hands or clock face. The clock was used until 1897 when a new clock was installed to celebrate [[Queen Victoria]]'s jubilee.<ref name=roughwood/> |
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| Church of St Dubricius | |
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  Location within Somerset | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Porlock |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°12′31″N 3°35′44″W / 51.2087°N 3.5955°W |
| Completed | 13th century |
The Church of St Dubricius in Porlock, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[1]
The dedication is to Dubricius (also known in Welsh as Dyfrig and in corrupt Norman-French as Devereux) (c. 465 – 550 or 612), a 6th-century Briton ecclesiastic venerated as a saint and may indicate he travelled to the area.
The church stands on the site of an earlier church which may date from around 1120.[2] Restoration work was undertaken in the 15th century.[3] The spire was damaged in a storm of 1703.[4] Further restoration was undertaken between 1888 and 1891.[3]
Within the church is the very fine late 15th century alabaster tomb of John Harington, 4th Baron Harington(1384–1418) who fought alongside Henry V in France in 1417,[5][6] and his first wife Elizabeth Courtenay (died 1471), daughter of Edward de Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon (died 1419).[3] Elizabeth survived her first husband and married secondly William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville (died 1461). The style of armour worn by Baron Harington is of the period c.1470, as was worn in the time of his widow's death, and is not therefore an accurate representation of the armour worn at the time of his death in 1418.[7][8] The monument and effigies are believed to have been erected at the expense of Elizabeth's step-daughter the great heiress Cicely Bonville, Baroness Harington and Marchioness of Dorset (1460-1529), and are considered from their very high quality "more befitting a cathedral than a retired country church".[9] At the back of the nave is a clock dating from the early 15th century which struck the tenor bell hourly. It has no hands or clock face. The clock was used until 1897 when a new clock was installed to celebrate Queen Victoria's jubilee.[3]
The parish is part of the benefice of Porlock and Porlock Weir with Stoke Pero, Selworthy and Luccombe within the Exmoor deanery.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Church of St Dubricius". Images of England. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
- ^ "St Dubricius Parish Church". Porlock Vale. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "St Dubricius, Porlock, Somerset - 17th August 2004". Roughwood British Churches Album. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Farr, Grahame (1954). Somerset Harbours. London: Christopher Johnson. p. 154.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "The History of the Church of Porlock". Exmoorian. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Leete-Hodge, Lornie (1985). Curiosities of Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books. p. 45. ISBN 0-906456-98-3.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ For a contemporary image of the armour of this earlier period, which features chain mail and bascinet helmet, see the monumental brass of Sir Maurice Russell (died 1416) at Dyrham and the similar one of Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley (died 1417) at Wotton-under-Edge
- ^ Rogers, W.H. Hamilton, The Strife of The Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West, Exeter, 1890, pp.47-49
- ^ Bridie, M.F., The Story of Shute: The Bonvilles and Poles, Axminster, 1955, p.47
- ^ "St Dubricius, Porlock". Church of England. Retrieved 5 November 2011.