nave has two 2-light windows under hoodmoulds flanking a blocked, moulded round-headed door under a plaque dated 1627. The buttressed, off-centre chancel has to north one window as elsewhere, 3-light east window of 1875. There are several monuments in the chancel including those to Counsell, 1671, and Wadden, 1682. In the nave is a monument to Boulter 1782, by Brewer of Box. Reverend William Counsell was the rector (1662–74). The church is a Grade II* listed building. An unidentified monument in the churchyard is also listed. On Wingsbury Hill are remains of an ancient chapel, probably belonging to a monastery, which formerly existed here. It is within the benefice of Farmborough, Marksbury and Stanton Prior, Corston and Newton St Loe, and in the Archdeaconry of Bath. Notable residents Joseph Harding (1805–1876), known for being the "Father of Cheddar Cheese", lived and died in Marksbury. Other Grade II listed buildings References External links Map of Marksbury circa 1900 Civil parishes in Somerset Villages in Bath and North East Somerset