Church of St Dubricius, Porlock

The Church of St Dubricius in Porlock, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century.

[1] The dedication is to Dubricius (also known in Welsh as Dyfrig and in corrupt Norman-French as Devereux) (c. 465 – 550 or 612), a 6th-century Briton ecclesiastic venerated as a saint, and may indicate he travelled to the area.

[3] Within the church is the very fine late 15th century alabaster tomb of John Harington, 4th Baron Harington (1384–1418) who fought alongside King Henry V in France in 1417,[5][6] and his wife Elizabeth Courtenay (died 1471), daughter of Edward de Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon (died 1419).

[7][8] The monument and effigies are believed to have been erected at the expense of Elizabeth's step-daughter the great heiress Cicely Bonville, Baroness Harington and Marchioness of Dorset (1460–1529), and are considered from their very high quality "more befitting a cathedral than a retired country church".

[9] At the back of the nave is a clock dating from the early 15th century which struck the tenor bell hourly.

Alabaster effigies (c.1471) in Church of St Dubricius, Porlock, of John Harington, 4th Baron Harington (died 1418) and his wife Elizabeth Courtenay (died 1471), daughter of Edward de Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon (died 1419)
Drawing from 1890 of effigies in Church of St Dubricius, Porlock, of John Harington, 4th Baron Harington (died 1418) and his wife Elizabeth Courtenay (died 1471), daughter of Edward de Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Devon (died 1419)
General view of Harington monument, viewed from south