Church of St James, East Lambrook

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Church of St James
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LocationEast Lambrook, Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England
Coordinates 50°57′53″N2°48′38″W / 50.9646°N 2.8106°W / 50.9646; -2.8106
Built12th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St James
Designated17 April 1959 [1]
Reference no.1056883
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Location of Church of St James in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St James in East Lambrook, Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]

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History

The church was built in the 12th century and has been changed and restored several times including a Victorian restoration in the 19th century. [1]

The parish is part of the benefice of South Petherton with the Seavingtons and the Lambrooks within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [2]

Architecture

The stone building has slate roofs with a small bell turret. It has a three-bay nave with a 19th-century porch. The chancel arch has been dated to 1190. [1] [3] The west gallery which is supported on cast iron columns. [1]

The fittings include a Jacobean pulpit and an octagonal font. [1] It still has box pews. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Church of St. James". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "St James's". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "St James, East Lambrook, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "St James, East Lambrook". South Petherton Church. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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