Church of All Saints, Closworth
The Church of All Saints in Closworth, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
| Church of All Saints | |
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| Location | Closworth, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 50.8884°N 2.6213°W |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Church of All Saints |
| Designated | 19 April 1961[1] |
| Reference no. | 1057233 |
  Location of Church of All Saints in Somerset | |
History
The church was built in the 13th century and added to in the 15th. It underwent a Victorian restoration in 1875.[1]
The parish is part of the Coker Ridge benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[2]
Architecture
The hamstone building has clay tile roofs. It consists of a four-bay nave and single-bay chancel. The four-stage west tower is supported by angle buttresses.[1]
Inside the church are a 17th-century wooden pulpit and 15th century octagonal font.[1]
In the churchyard is the shaft from a 15th-century hamstone cross.[3]
Thomas Purdue, of the famous Purdue bell-founding family, is buried in the churchyard.[4]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to All Saints church, Closworth.
- "Church of All Saints". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "All Saints". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "Churchyard cross, 10 metres West of the Church of All Saints". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "Closworth and Purdue Bell Founders". www.treblesgoing.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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