Church of St Lawrence, Cucklington

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Church of St Lawrence
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Location Cucklington, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°02′56″N2°21′02″W / 51.0488°N 2.3506°W / 51.0488; -2.3506 Coordinates: 51°02′56″N2°21′02″W / 51.0488°N 2.3506°W / 51.0488; -2.3506
Built13th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Lawrence
Designated24 March 1961 [1]
Reference no.1274765
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Location of Church of St Lawrence in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Lawrence in Cucklington, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]

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History

The church was built in the 13th century. It underwent Victorian restoration in the 19th century. [1] [2]

The parish is part of the benefice of Charlton Musgrove, Cucklington and Stoke Trister with Bayford, [3] within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [4]

Architecture

The stone building has clay-tiled roofs. It has a three-bay nave and two-bay chancel. The two-stage tower was rebuilt in 1705. It is supported by corner buttresses. [1] The tower contains six bells, three of which were cast in 1726. [2] The Cupola on the top of the tower, described by Pevsner as “pretty” was constructed in 1705. [5]

In the churchyard is a cross which was erected as a memorial to the men of the village who died in World War I. [6] [7]

The interior fittings are mostly from the 19th century but there are remnants of stained glass from the 15th century. [1] The font may be Norman. [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Cucklington Pages 177-184 A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7, Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. "Local Information". Cucklington. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. "St Lawrence". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. The Buildings of England, South and West Somerset, Nickolas Pevsner. ISBN   978-0-300-09644-6.
  6. "Cucklington War Memorial". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  7. "Cucklington Men". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  8. "St Lawrence, Cucklington, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 22 April 2018.