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The Church of All Saints

Just opposite Castle Nunney on a rise overlooking it, is the Church of All Saints; a Grade I listed building dating from the 12th century. The church is Early English with nave and chancel, a porch and tower and has an old oak screen. Of particular interest are the tombs of John de la Mere who died in 1383, and his successors. An effigy of a knight on the sill of a window is ascribed to be Sir John de la Mare; whether this is true or not, the tombs of the Lords of the Manor are noteworthy; one wears full armour, his surcoat emblazoned with the De la Mare lions and round his neck the Lancastrian collar of SS; while the arms of the Prater family bear wolves heads and are probably those effigies in Elizabethan costume. The church combined with the ruins of the castle offer an incisive sense of history when seen in such close proximity.