The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Luccombe
Services in July 2026
The congregations of All Saint’s in Selworthy and St Mary’s in Luccombe continue to worship together for most of their services. Times, dates and venues can be found on the Parish noticeboard. All are very welcome to join for these services.
During the winter months the majority of services that are normally held at All Saints in Selworthy are held at Lynch Chapel
You can find more information about St Mary the Virgin and all of the other churches in this area on the Churches of the Porlock Pilgrim’s Trail Facebook Page and contact details for St Mary the Virgin on A Church Near You.
The parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed 13th century church, built of red sandstone with 16th and 17th century adaptations and later additions. The church has an 85 foot heigh tower with gargoyles. The glass in the church windows dates primarily from the 19th century but there are some fragments of older glass in the East aisle window that were recovered and reinstated following a drastic renovation in 1840. A more sympathetic refurbishment took place in 1895, when some of the previous work was modified, including the removal of a large gallery in the nave. During this work the church was found to have no foundations – but the remains of a smaller, earlier structure were uncovered beneath the medieval building – indicating that there has been a church on this site since Domesday times.