Church of St Andrew, Compton Dundon

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Church of St Andrew
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Location Compton Dundon, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°05′23″N2°44′41″W / 51.0897°N 2.7447°W / 51.0897; -2.7447 Coordinates: 51°05′23″N2°44′41″W / 51.0897°N 2.7447°W / 51.0897; -2.7447
Built11th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Andrew
Designated17 April 1959 [1]
Reference no.1176782
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Location of Church of St Andrew in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Andrew Compton Dundon, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]

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History

The chancel of the church was built in the 14th century with the rest being added in the 15th. [1] Restoration was carried out around 1900. [2]

The parish is part of the benefice of Street with Walton and Compton Dundon within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [3]

Architecture

The stone building has hamstone dressings and clay tile roofs. It consists of a four-bay nave and two-bay chancel with and south porch and north east vestry. The three-stage west tower is supported by corner buttresses. [1] The bells in the tower were rehung in 1936. [2]

The interior includes a 14th-century piscina and an octagonal timber pulpit dating from 1628. There are two chests one from the 14th and the other 16th century. [1]

In the churchyard is an ancient yew tree, [4] assessed as being over 1700 years old. [2] [5] The trunk of the tree is hollow and has a circumference of 23 feet (7.0 m). [6]

There is also an 18th-century chest tomb. [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Parishes: Compton Dundon Pages 103-120 A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 9, Glastonbury and Street". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. "St Andrew". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. "St Andrews Church". Compton Dundon. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. "Church History - St Andrew's, Compton Dundon". The Benefice of Street, Walton and Compton Dundon. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. "Yew/Yews at Compton Dundon". Ancient Yew Group. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. "Pickford monument in churchyard, 11 metres south east of porch, Church of St Andrew". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 28 January 2018.