Around 1100 a church dedicated to St Peter had been built in association with Montacute Priory, by 1200 a chapel dedicated to St Catherine had been added next to the monks burial ground [REF].
The vicar of Montacute between 1885 and 1918 was the Reverend Charles Francis Powys (1843-1923), father of the writers John Cowper Powys, Llewelyn Powys and Theodore Francis Powys [REF].