All Saints Church | |
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Location | Aisholt, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51°6′47.22″N3°09′4.97″W / 51.1131167°N 3.1513806°W |
Built | 14th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Church of All Saints |
Designated | 29 March 1963 [1] |
Reference no. | 1178112 |
All Saints Church in Aisholt, Somerset, England, is the Anglican parish church for the ancient parish of Aisholt, now part of the Quantock Villages Benefice in the Diocese of Bath and Wells, [2] and lying in the Civil Parish of Spaxton. [3] It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]
The earliest part of the existing building is the irregular and asymmetrical chancel arch which dates from the 14th century. The remainder of the building appears to be 15th century with later alterations and some slight 'restoration' in the 1890s. [4]
The stone building has a slate roof. It consists of a nave, chancel with a vestry and a south aisle with a porch. The two-stage west tower is supported by diagonal buttresses. [1]
Some features of the building are:
The diarist William Holland acted as curate in the church in the late 18th and early 19th century.
Notable people who have worshipped in Aisholt church include :
The Church appeared in a Coleridge-themed pop video for Swing out Sister. [11]
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