The Church of St Michael the Archangel

The following notes on North Cadbury Church and Parish are taken from A Guide to the Camelot Parishes.  More details about the village of North Cadbury and events taking place there can be found on the parish website www.northcadbury.org.uk
 

North Cadbury Parish Church

Date:         Tower (height 72ft.) - built about 1400
                   Chancel and Nave - built about 1417

The carved bench ends are thought to be the work of Dutch or Italian carvers in 1538; they are one of the glories of the church, and well worth studying,

The Chancel was originally panelled with stalls, which were removed about 1850.  Some misericords (from about 1500) were recovered and hang near the pulpit.

Old stone high altar - this is on the north side of the sanctuary.

Windows:
East - erected in 1876.  Shows our Lord in Majesty, with St Michael and St Gabriel on either side.  Above are the twelve apostles and below scenes from the Scriptures, all depicting angels appearing.
West - eight blue-robed saints are portrayed in 15th century glass.  This window was restored in 1986.
Nave - these contain fragments of original glass.

The Botreaux Tomb lies under the tower.  The effigies are of Lord and Lady Botreaux, and it was she who had the present church built.  One of the finest tombs of its age; it was restored in 1985.

The peal of six Bells dates from about 1770, having replaced an earlier one.

The Clock was built by Smith's of Derby in 1897, and completely overhauled by them in 1982.

The Bronze Resin Figures on the stable wall by the church path, made by John Robinson of Galhampton, depict our redemption.
 

The Parish of North Cadbury

The parish comprises the villages of North Cadbury, Woolston and Galhampton.  The total population is about 900.  Some of the interesting buildings are:

North Cadbury:

The Court next to the Church, built in 1591 on the site of a former house.  The South front was added in the late 18th century.

Hall Cottage joined to the Village Hall; this is probably the oldest building, dating from the 14th century.

Bristol House in Woolston Road, named after the mail coach which called there on journeys between Bristol and Southampton, is now the Village Shop and Post Office.

The Catash Inn in Cary Road, was named after the Hundred of Catash in which the village is situated.  It is thought that the meeting place of the Catash Court was at Three Ashes, on the Sparkford-Galhampton Road.

The Village School in the same road, built in 1875 and catering for children between 4 and 11 from the surrounding district.

Woolston:

Elm Tree Cottage at Pitman's Orchard, was built by Isaac Pitman in 1725.

The Old Manor Farmhouse was built in 1770 and was formerly three cottages, one of them being the village shop.

Galhampton:

Two Chapels were built in the village in the 19th century.  The Congregational one survives and is shared by the Church of England, whose Mission Hall, erected in 1888, was sold in 1973.

The Manor was built in 1723, again on the site of an earlier house.

Agecroft in Middle Street, was built in the 15th century.

Hewlett's Mill on the Galhampton~Cadbury Road, is possibly one of the mills mentioned in the Domesday Book, and was in use until 1938.

The Church at Galhampton

For more details about Galhampton and events in the village try the parish website www.galhampton.org.uk

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