| Church of St Edward King and Martyr | |
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  Location within Somerset | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Goathurst |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°06′13″N3°03′47″W / 51.1036°N 3.0630°W /51.1036; -3.0630 |
| Completed | 14th century |
TheChurch of St Edward King and Martyr inGoathurst,Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade Ilisted building.[1]
The parish was originally part of theRoyal Forest of North Petherton and its first squire owned St Edward's church. The dedication toEdward the Martyr is unusual; Edward was a youngSaxon king who was murdered by his stepmotherElfrida in 978 atCorfe Castle inDorset so that her own son would become king.[2]
The church includes a 19th-century monument to three-year-old Isabella Kemeys, showing the child lying on a pillow holding a broken flower,[3] and monuments to the Kemeys-Tynte family ofHalswell House.[2]