The Mendip hamlet of Ston Easton (‘Stone’ on old maps) is 7mi N of Shepton Mallet. It lies on a gentle N-facing slope down from Old Down to the S, at about 150m OD, on the main A37 Bristol-Weymouth road about 0.5 mi S of its junction with the main A39 Wells-Bath road. Ston Easton Park occupies the valley E of the hamlet, and the church is adjacent to the main road at its S end. The church of St Mary, which was heavily restored in the 19thc., has a nave with N and Saisles, a chancel with N and S chapels, and a W tower. There is a Romanesque chancel arch.

There are three entries for Ston Easton in DB; the largest manor, of 4.5 hides, was held in 1066 by three thegns and in 1086 by the Bishop of Coutances, with Azelin as tenant. A manor of 1 hide was held in 1066 by Eadric and in 1086 by Gilbert fitzTurold. The third manor, of 1 hide and 1 virgate, was held in 1066 by Ealdwine, and in 1086 by the wife of Manasses the cook.

It is very unusual to find staggered billet motif on a chamfer, as here.

Looking at the present state of the chancel arch, it looks as if the nook-shafts might have been originally part of the second order, to be moved sideways and inwards when the massive side panels were built. However, because the capitals are clearly integrated with the rectangular pier, that seems impossible.