St Vigor (medieval)
Parish church
The village of Stratton on the Fosse (ie. the Fosse Way), 6mi NE of Shepton Mallet, lies well up in the Mendip Hills (at about 160m OD) at the head of a valley leading NW towards Radstock near Downside Abbey. The church of St Vigor has 12thc origins and consists of a nave with N aisle and a S porch, chancel and W tower. It was much rebuilt in the 15thc-16thc, with further rebuilding in the late 18thc and a restoration in the 19thc. Despite this, several Romanesque elements survive, consisting of three corbel heads in the SW corner of the nave, the S doorway, tower arch, and a tub font.