Church of St Gregory, Weare

The Church of St Gregory stands in the village of Weare in Somerset. Most of the building dates from the 15th century, though parts go back to the 11th. The tower rises in four stages with pinnacles and a pierced parapet added around 1407. In the churchyard a 15th-century cross shares space with a 19th-century church room. The font inside is even older, from about 1150, while the pulpit belongs to the Jacobean period. The church has strong links with St Augustine’s Abbey in Bristol, which held it from 1257 until the Dissolution. After the monasteries closed it passed to Bristol Cathedral’s dean and chapter. The Crook Peak benefice now includes Weare. Among those buried in the churchyard is the comedian Frankie Howerd. Visitors find a quiet country church with medieval stonework and later furnishings. The tower offers views across the Somerset Levels. Inside, the ancient font and Jacobean pulpit remain in place. The 15th-century cross and the later church room mark the graveyard’s history. The building’s Grade I listing recognises its national importance.