Church of St John the Baptist, Churchill

Church of St John the Baptist
Church of St John the Baptist Location in Somerset
51°20′19″N2°48′32″W / 51.338542°N 2.808888°W / 51.338542; -2.808888
Location	Churchill, Somerset
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
History
Dedication	Saint John the Baptist
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I
Architectural type	Church
Completed	12th century

The Church of St John the Baptist in Churchill, Somerset, England, was largely built around 1360 and is a Grade I listed building. ^[1]

There was a Norman chapel on this site in 1180, from which the nave has survived into the present church. ^[2]

The stone font dates from around 1200, although the wooden font cover was added in 1879 when there was a revival in gothic designs. ^[2] The stained glass windows are from a variety of periods. ^[3]

The tower has three stages with diagonal buttresses, moulded string courses, north-east polygonal higher corner stair turret with blind panelled embattled cap and pierced quatrefoil lozenge parapet with corner pinnacles and gargoyles. ^[1] It is dated to c. 1360 by Poyntz Wright ^[4] and after 1420 by Harvey. ^[5]

See also

• List of Grade I listed buildings in North Somerset
• List of towers in Somerset
• List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

References

1. "Church of St John the Baptist, Churchill". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
2. "Churchill, St John the Baptist". Open Churches Trust. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
3. "St John the Baptist Church". Churchill Music. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
4. Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN   0-86127-502-0.
5. Harvey, John H. (1982). "The church towers of Somerset". Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society. 26.