Church of the Holy Ghost, Crowcombe

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Church of the Holy Ghost
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Location within Somerset
General information
Town or cityCrowcombe
Country England
Coordinates 51°07′24″N3°13′46″W / 51.1233°N 3.2294°W / 51.1233; -3.2294
Completed15th century

The Church of the Holy Ghost in Crowcombe, Somerset, England has a tower dating from the 14th century with the rest of the building being dated at the 15th century. It has been designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building. [1]

There was a previous church on the site, possible dating from the Saxon era. [2] The north chapel is known as the Carew Chapel and was used by the lords of the manor who lived in the nearby Crowcombe Court. [3]

In 1724 the spire was damaged by a lightning strike. The top section of the spire was removed and is now planted in the churchyard [4] and stone from the spire was used in the flooring of the church. Inside the church carved bench-ends, dating from 1534, [5] depict such pagan subjects as the Green Man and the legend of the men of Crowcombe fighting a two-headed dragon. [6]

In the churchyard is a medieval cross. The octagonal 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in) high shaft sits on a base of three steps. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument. [7]

The parish is part of the Quantock Towers benefice within the Quantock deanery. [8]

Opposite the church is the Church House and Pound which was built around 1515 for parish functions. It is a Grade II* listed building [9] and was refurbished in 2007. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Church of the Holy Ghost". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
  2. ↑ "Crowcombe". Quantock Online. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Crowcombe". Everything Exmoor. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Remains of spire, in churchyard, 15 metres east of chancel, Church of the Holy Ghost". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
  5. ↑ "Crowcombe". Everything Exmoor. Archived from the original on 8 October 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
  6. ↑ "History". Crowcombe. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Churchyard cross immediately south of Holy Ghost Church (1017221)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Holy Ghost, Crowcombe". Church of England. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "Church House and Pound". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
  10. ↑ "Crowcombe Chuirch House". Somerset Rural Renaissance. Archived from the original on 23 November 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
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