St George's Church, Bicknoller

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Church of St George
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Location within Somerset
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Town or city Bicknoller
Country England
Coordinates 51°08′50″N3°16′22″W / 51.1471°N 3.2727°W / 51.1471; -3.2727
Completed12th century

The Church of St George in Bicknoller, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. [1]

The church is dominated by a 1000-year-old yew tree in its grounds. [2]

The church, which is decorated with a collection of carved angels and nightmarish animal heads, was largely rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries. [3]

The interior includes a 12th-century pillar piscina. [4] There is a memorial to William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, who spent his holidays in the village from 1933 to 1944. [5]

The organ dates from 1922 and has a carved oak case. It was built by the Positive Organ Company. [6] The bells in the tower include one which was previously at St Saviour's in Larkhall, Bath. In 2012 plans were underway to install and sixth bell. [7]

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Church of St George". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2006.
  2. ↑ "Bicknoller". Quantock Online. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Bicknoller St. George". Dawson Heritage. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  4. ↑ A.P. Baggs; R.J.E. Bush; M.C. Siraut (1985). R.W. Dunning (ed.). "Parishes: Bicknoller". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 5. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Waite, Vincent (1964). Portrait of the Quantocks. London: Robert Hale. ISBN   0-7091-1158-4.
  6. ↑ "Positive Organ Company". John Speller. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Village rings out bell appeal". West Somerset Free Press. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "St George, Bicknoller". Church of England. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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