Church of St Andrew | |
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Location | Withypool, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51°06′29″N3°38′58″W / 51.108°N 3.6494°W Coordinates: 51°06′29″N3°38′58″W / 51.108°N 3.6494°W |
Built | Late medieval period |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Church of St Andrew |
Designated | 6 April 1959 [1] |
Reference no. | 1057968 |
The Anglican Church of St Andrew in Withypool, Somerset, England was built in late medieval period. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]
The church was built in the Middle Ages but the tower was rebuilt in the early 17th century. A Victorian restoration was carried out in 1887 with further rebuilding in 1902. [1] [2] [3]
The parish is part of the Exmoor benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [4]
The stone building has slate roofs. It consists of a three-bay nave and a north aisle. The two-stage tower is supported by diagonal buttresses. [1] Partly set into the northwest buttress is a medieval carved stone cross. [5]
Within the church is a Norman font. [1] The white stone chalice-shaped font has a scalloped bowl on a cylindrical shaft. [6]
Withypool is a small village in Somerset, England, near the centre of Exmoor National Park and close to the border with Devon. The word Withy means "willow". The civil parish, known as Withypool and Hawkridge, covers 3,097 hectares, includes the village of Hawkridge and has a population around 201.
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