| 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 |
| Built | 11th century |
| Website | swcd-churches |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Church of St Andrew |
| Designated | 17 April 1959 [1] |
| Reference no. | 1176782 |
  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]
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]
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 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]
The church has a full circle ring of six bells and a separate tenor which is used for chiming, after a major renovation project finishing in 2025. [8] The oldest two bells are dated 1630 and 1688 and were cast in the village by the Austen family; two other bells were recast in 1729 and 1777 by the Bilbie family. A 1796 bell cast by the Bilbie family was found not to be in tune with the others and is now used for the chimes of the clock. Two 19th-century bells were acquired from elsewhere: one from St James' Church, Church Kirk, Lancashire, and one from All Saints Church, Lindfield, Sussex, and a new steel frame was installed. [9]
Historically the church had a ring of five bells. The mechanism needed repair by 1900 and in 1936 the bells were rehung to be used for chiming only. [2]
