Church of All Saints, East Pennard

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Church of All Saints
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Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city East Pennard
Country England
Coordinates 51°08′06″N2°34′38″W / 51.1350°N 2.5773°W / 51.1350; -2.5773
Completed14th century

The Church of All Saints in East Pennard, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century. It is a grade I listed building. [1]

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The tower contains a clock and five bells. They are the second heaviest peal of five bells in the world. [2]

Inside the church is a Norman font and several stained-glass windows, also an altar screen and monuments of the Martines and Napiers. [1]

The 15th-century churchyard cross was restored in 1919 as a memorial to those who died in World War I. [3]

In 2011 fundraising was undertaken to raise the £60,000 needed to repair the roof. [4]

The parish is part of the Fosse Trinity benefice within the deanery of Shepton Mallet. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1058488)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 25 November 2006.
  2. Harris, Brian (2006). Harris's Guide to Churches and Cathedrals: Discovering the unique and unusual in over 500 churches and cathedrals. Ebury Press. p. 120. ISBN   978-0091912512.
  3. Historic England. "Churchyard Cross (1345215)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  4. "Couple unite their pedal power for church". Shepton Mallet Journal. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  5. "All Saints, East Pennard". Church of England. Retrieved 26 September 2011.