Church of St John the Baptist, Carhampton
Church of St John the Baptist | |
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Location within Somerset | |
General information | |
Town or city | Carhampton |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51°10′29″N 3°25′07″W / 51.1746°N 3.4186°W |
Completed | 1863 |
The Church of St John the Baptist in Carhampton, Somerset, England is a Grade I listed Anglican church.[1]
The first church in the village stood to the east of the present church and was dedicated to St Carantoc a Welsh monk of the 6th century.[2]
The present church was mainly built in the Perpendicular period of the fifteenth century, however it was largely rebuilt in 1862-1863 with further work in tower rebuilt 1868-70 to rebuild the tower and add a vestry.[1] It previously had a low tower with a tiled top.[3]
The wooden pulpit and a painted wooden screen from the previous building and date from around 1500,[3] along with some of the monuments and bells from the earlier church.[4][5]
The church is within the benefice of Dunster, Carhampton, Withycombe w Roduish, Timberscombe and Wootton Courtenay, which is part of the Exmoor deanery and the Taunton archdeanery.[6]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Church of St John the Baptist". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ↑ "Carhampton". Everything Exmoor. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- 1 2 "Carhampton Churches". Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ "Church of St John the Baptist, Carhampton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ↑ "Carhampton". Fish4Travel. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ↑ "St John the Baptist, Carhampton". Church of England. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
External links
- Media related to St John the Baptist, Carhampton at Wikimedia Commons