The villages of Stoke St. Mary, Thurlbear and Orchard Portman,
Somerset, England.
St. Michael's Church, Orchard Portman c.1888.
Text and photograph courtesy of Francis Frith
Taunton Photographic Memories.
St. Michaels Church,
Orchard Portman.
"This is really a church without
a village, for only a few
scattered houses and farms
are nearby.
A church has stood here from
at least Norman times,
though most of the present building
is 15th century, with a 20th
century family chapel added by
Lord Portman".