St Andrew's Church, Cheddar

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Church of St Andrew
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Location within Somerset
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Town or city Cheddar
Country England
Coordinates 51°16′25″N2°46′34″W / 51.2737°N 2.7761°W / 51.2737; -2.7761 Coordinates: 51°16′25″N2°46′34″W / 51.2737°N 2.7761°W / 51.2737; -2.7761
Completed14th century

The Church of St Andrew in Cheddar, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. [1]

The church was restored in 1873 by William Butterfield. It contains some 15th-century stained glass and an altar table of 1631. The chest tomb in the chancel is believed to be to Sir Thomas Cheddar and is dated 1442. [1]

The tower, which rises to 100 feet (30 m), [2] and dates from around 1423, [3] contains eight change-ringing bells, the tenor of which dates from 1759 and was cast by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family. [4] The oldest bell dates from circa 1580. [5]

St Andrew's is the Church of England parish church for Cheddar. The Rector is The Reverend Stuart Burns, who was licensed as priest-in-charge in February 2016. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Church of St. Andrew". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
  2. ↑ Leete-Hodge, Lornie (1985). Curiosities of Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books. p. 20. ISBN   0-906456-98-3.
  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. ↑ "Dove Details". dove.cccbr.org.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Wait for vicar over". Cheddar Valley Gazette. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
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