St Peter's Church, Englishcombe

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Church of St Peter, Englishcombe
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St Peter's church seen from the southeast
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Church of St Peter, Englishcombe
Location within Somerset
51°21′50″N2°24′31″W / 51.36389°N 2.40861°W / 51.36389; -2.40861
Location Englishcombe, Somerset
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
History
Founded12th century
Dedication Saint Peter
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I Listed
Designated1 February 1956 [1]
Style Norman,
Decorated,
Perpendicular
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Bath and Wells

The Church of St Peter is the Church of England parish church of Englishcombe, Somerset, England. It is a Grade I listed building. [1]

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History

St Peter's was probably built for Robert de Gournay in the 12th century. [2] The church was given to the Cluniac Priory of Bermondsey in 1112 by the Lady Hawisia de Gournay, and by the Cluniacs to the monks of Bath in 1239. [3]

The church has Norman arches and leper holes in the porch, which would have enabled lepers to hear the sermon without coming into contact with the rest of the congregation. [4] On either side of the chancel are corbel tables depicting animals and people. [5]

The parish is in the benefice of Bath St Barnabas with Englishcombe. [6]

Leper holes in St Peter's church Leper holes.jpg
Leper holes in St Peter's church

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Peter (Grade I) (1129441)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 March 2009.
  2. Manco, J (1995). The Parish of Englishcombe: A History. pp. 2, 4.
  3. Hill, James (1914), "Full text of 'The place-names of Somerset'", archive.org, retrieved 6 March 2011
  4. "Tour of Englishcombe". Salem Evangelical Centre. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
  5. Downes, Robin. "Church of St Peter, Englishcombe, Bath & North-East Somerset" (PDF). Englishcombe. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  6. Archbishops' Council. "St Peter's, Englishcombe". Church of England . Retrieved 26 September 2011.

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