St Andrew's Church, Compton Bishop

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Church of St Andrew
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Location within Somerset
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Town or city Compton Bishop
Country England
Coordinates 51°17′40″N2°52′03″W / 51.2945°N 2.8676°W / 51.2945; -2.8676
Completed13th century

The Church of St Andrew in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century, being consecrated by Bishop Jocelin in 1236, with more recent restoration. It is a Grade I listed building. [1] [2]

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The church has a 14th- [3] or 15th-century pulpit with tracery panels, carved friezes and cresting, described as "one of the best in Somerset". [3] Above the pulpit is a large pedimented wall monument to John Prowse who died in 1688, as well as several of his children. [4]

The two-stage tower with pinnacles and a stair turret has been dated to around 1380, [5] although Harvey believes it is from the 15th century. [6] The south porch was added and the roof renewed in 1852 by the Bath architectural practice of George Phillips Manners and John Elkington Gill. [3]

The churchyard cross is grade II listed, [7] as are two chest tombs in the churchyard. [8] [9]

The church is part of Crook Peak United Parish, which also includes the churches at Badgworth, Biddisham, Christon, Loxton and Weare. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Church of St Andrew". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2006.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (Grade I) (1059079)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 St Andrew's Church, Compton Bishop (church guide).
  4. ↑ Rutter, John (1829). Delineations of the North Western Division of the County of Somerset and of The Mendip Caverns. p. 165.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Harvey, John H. (1982). "The church towers of Somerset". Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society. 26.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Church Cross, in churchyard, 10 metres south of Church of St Andrew (Grade II) (1344903)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Unknown chest tomb in churchyard; 9 metres south of chancel, Church of St Andrew (Grade II) (1059080)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Unknown chest tomb in churchyard, one metre to north of chancel, Church of St Andrew (Grade II) (1059081)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 16 March 2017.
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