Church of England parishes and benefices

 

Diocese of Bath & Wells,

Archdeaconry of TAUNTON

 

Deanery	Benefices	Parishes	Churches
EXMOOR	8	26	37
QUANTOCK	5	24	27
SEDGEMOOR	9	23	24
Somerset South	12	50	56
TAUNTON	13	21	21
TONE	5	31	35
Totals	52	175	200

 

90.28% of parishes are part of multi-parish benefices

 

Benefices with the most churches

Benefice	Churches
Wellington and Distr	14
Exmoor	8
Isle Valley	8
The Quantock Coast Benefice	8
Winsmoor	8
Wiveliscombe and the Hills	8
Beercrocombe w Curry Mallet, Hatch Beauchamp, Orch	7
Porlock and Porlock Weir w Stoke Pero, Selworthy a	7
Aisholt, Enmore, Goathurst, Nether Stowey, Over St	6
Alfred Jewel	6
The Blackdown Benefice	6
Dulverton with Brushford, Brompton Regis, Upton an	6
Dunster, Carhampton, Withycombe w Roduish, Timbers	6
Quantock Towers	6
The Wulfric Benefice	6
Bishop's Lydeard with Lydeard Saint Lawrence, Bagb	5
Two Shires	5
Chard,St. Mary with Combe St Nicholas, Wambrook an	5
The Link Benefice	5
The Athelney Benefice	4