Church of St Peter & St Paul, Bleadon

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Church of St Peter & St Paul
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Location within Somerset
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Town or city Bleadon
Country England
Coordinates 51°18′27″N2°56′46″W / 51.3075°N 2.9462°W / 51.3075; -2.9462
Completed1317

The Church of St Peter and St Paul dominates the village of Bleadon, Somerset, England. [1]

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It was built in the 14th century (dedicated in 1317), being restored and the chancel shortened in the mid 19th century. It is a Grade I listed building. [2]

The tower, which has been dated to around 1390, [3] contains five bells dating from 1711 and made by Edward Bilbie of the Bilbie family, [4] and one from 1925 by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. [5]

The interior of the church includes a Norman tub font and a pulpit dating from about 1460. The Sweetland organ dates from 1893 and was moved to its present position in 1956. [5] The stained glass window is from 1964. [6]

The Anglican parish is part of the Bleadon benefice within the archdeaconry of Bath. [7]

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  2. Historic England. "Church of St Peter and St Paul (1129064)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 11 February 2007.
  3. 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.
  4. Moore, James; Rice, Roy; Hucker, Ernest (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN   0-9526702-0-8.
  5. 1 2 "Church Guide". Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Bleadon. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  6. "Historic Guide to The Church of St Peter and St Paul, Bleadon, North Somerset". Bleadon Portal. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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