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St Mary's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Corscombe

Etymology

( rebuilt 1746 ) , cf. the earlier church recorded as Eccl ' de Coriscumba 1145 (12) SherC , ecclesiam Sancti Mich 'is de Corscumb (e )1268, 1288Ass , eccl ' de Corescombe 1367 (15) Forde ; in 1774 it is noted that ' the church is dedicated to St Mary or St Michael'(Hutch1 1262) .