Church of the Holy Trinity, Paulton

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Church of the Holy Trinity
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Location Paulton, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°18′27″N2°30′15″W / 51.30750°N 2.50417°W / 51.30750; -2.50417
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch Of The Holy Trinity
Designated21 September 1906 [1]
Reference no.32855
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Location of Church of the Holy Trinity in Somerset

The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity in Paulton, Somerset, England, was founded in 1235 and is a Grade II* listed building. [1] It was built on the site of an earlier church. [2] The Church of the Trinity is located in the parish of Paulton and Diocese of Bath and Wells, [3] having previously been a chapel attached to the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Chewton Mendip until 1841. [2] Paulton is currently serving as part of the 10 lamps ministry group and is part of the benefice with St John's, Farrington Gurney, and Holy Trinity, High Littleton. [4]

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The church was rebuilt in 1757 and restored in 1839 by John Pinch, [1] to cope with the growing population working on the Somerset coalfield. [5] The chancel and organ chamber were added in 1864. [2] Two stone effigies which are believed to be of members of the Palton family after which the village is named.

The three-stage square tower was built in the reign of Edward III and stands at the west end of north aisle of church. [1] It was refaced in 1757 with stone from the Doulting Stone Quarry. The bells were recast by the Bilbie family in 1742 and a sixth bell was added in 1897 to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of Queen Victoria. The clock was added in 1872. [2]

The churchyard includes a cholera monument, to 23 men, 23 women and 26 children who died in a cholera outbreak in 1832 and 14 men, 14 women and 34 children from a second outbreak between 1844 and 1850. [2] [6] There are several other monuments in the churchyard. [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Church of the Holy Trinity". Listed Buildings Online. English Heritage . Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Robinson, W.J. (1915). West Country Churches. Bristol: Bristol Times and Mirror Ltd. pp. 109–114.
  3. ↑ "Holy Trinity, Paulton". A Church Near You. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Holy Trinity, Paulton". Holy Trinity, Paulton website. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "History". Holy Trinity Church. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "Cholera monument". Listed Buildings Online. English Heritage . Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "Hill Monument". Listed Buildings Online. English Heritage . Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  8. ↑ "Hall Monument". Listed Buildings Online. English Heritage . Retrieved 5 December 2010.
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