Church of St Leonard, Chelwood

Church of St Leonard
Location	Chelwood, Somerset, England
Coordinates	51°21′46″N2°31′38″W / 51.36278°N 2.52722°W / 51.36278; -2.52722
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated	21 September 1960 [1]
Reference no.	1320735
Location of Church of St Leonard in Somerset

The Church of St. Leonard is a redundant church in Chelwood, Somerset, England. It was built in the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building. ^[1]

The church was largely rebuilt during restoration around 1860.

The font is Norman with tiny volutes at the edges and a top frieze of something like lambrequins. These have been described as the remains of locking staples used to prevent witches stealing the holy water. ^[2] The stained glass has various 16th-century Flemish bits in the south aisle window. ^[3]

The two-stage west tower contains a bell dating from 1773 and made by Abraham Bilbie of the Bilbie family. ^[4]

See also

• List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St Leonard (1320735)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 15 September 2013.
2. "Chelwood". The Thankful Villages. Norman Thorpe, Rod Morris, Tom Morgan. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
3. "St Leonard's Church". Chelwood Village. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
4. Moore, James; Rice, Roy; Hucker, Ernest (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN   0-9526702-0-8.