Steeple (disambiguation)

Last updated June 11, 2019

A steeple is a tall tower on a building, often topped by a spire.

A steeple, in architecture, is a tall tower on a building, topped by a spire and often incorporating a belfry and other components. Steeples are very common on Christian churches and cathedrals and the use of the term generally connotes a religious structure. They may be stand-alone structures, or incorporated into the entrance or center of the building.

Types of steeple

Comtois steeple, a church bell tower with Imperial dome, typical of Franche-Comté, France
Crown steeple, a form of church steeple in which curved stone flying buttresses form the open shape of a rounded crown
Trinitarian steeple, a 3-point steeple typical of the province of Soule of Basque Country in France

The Comtois steeple is a typical bell tower on Christian churches with an imperial dome in Franche-Comté, France. Nearly 700 Comtois steeples remain in this eastern traditional province.

A crown steeple, or crown spire, is a traditional form of church steeple in which curved stone flying buttresses form the open shape of a rounded crown. It appeared in medieval church architecture in England and Scotland, and reappeared in the 19th century as part of the Gothic Revival.

A Trinitarian steeple is a 3-point steeple typical of the province of Soule of Basque Country in France. The 3 points symbolize the Holy Trinity.

Places

Placenames consisting of "Steeple"

Steeple, County Antrim, a townland in Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Steeple, Dorset, a hamlet in south Dorset, England
Steeple, Essex, a very small village in south Essex, England
Steeple (Lake District), a fell in the Lake District, England
The Steeple, a rocky ridge forming the northwest arm of Mount Carroll, Antarctica
The Steeple (Lochgoilhead), a small mountain near the village of Lochgoilhead, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Scotland

Antrim is a town and civil parish in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern Ireland, on the banks of the Six Mile Water, half a mile northeast of Lough Neagh. It had a population of 20,001 people in the 2001 Census. It is the county town of County Antrim and was the administrative centre of Antrim Borough Council. It is 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Belfast by rail.

Steeple is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Steeple with Tyneham, in the Purbeck district of the English county of Dorset. It is situated 8 miles (13 km) west of the coastal resort town of Swanage at the foot of Ridgeway Hill. In 2013 the estimated population of the civil parish was 60. The civil parish was abolished on 1 April 2014 and merged with Tyneham to form Steeple with Tyneham.

Steeple is a small village on the Dengie peninsula in Essex. It is situated just east of Maylandsea and Mayland, on the southern side of the River Blackwater estuary. A hamlet, within the village of Steeple, on the banks of the River Blackwater is called Stansgate.

Placenames containing "Steeple"

Ainderby Steeple, a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England
Falkirk Steeple, a landmark which dominates the skyline of Falkirk, central Scotland
Gwern-y-Steeple, a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Steeple Ashton, a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England
Steeple Aston, a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England
Steeple Barton, a civil parish and scattered settlement on the River Dorn in West Oxfordshire, England
Steeple Bumpstead, a village and civil parish near Haverhill, in Braintree district, Essex
Steeple Church, the western part of the historic "City Churches" building in Dundee, Scotland
Steeple Claydon, a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England
Steeple Gidding, a hamlet near the village of Hamerton, Cambridgeshire, England
- St Andrew's Church, Steeple Gidding, a redundant but preserved Anglican church
St Andrew's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the hamlet of Steeple Gidding, about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Steeple Jason Island, a small island in the Falkland Islands
Steeple Langford, a village and civil parish on the River Wylye in Wiltshire, England
- Steeple Langford Down, a Site of Special Scientific Interest
Steeple Langford Down is a 21.75 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Steeple Langford in Wiltshire, notified in 1971.
Steeple Morden, a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England
- RAF Steeple Morden, a former Royal Air Force station
Steeple Peaks, a group of five summits in Antarctica
Steeple Point, a low ice-covered point on the west coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica
Steeple Point to Marsland Mouth, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall, England
Steeple Rock, the largest rock of Barrett Reef by the entrance to Wellington Harbour, New Zealand
Steeple View, an area of Basildon, Essex, England
Sturton le Steeple, a village in Nottinghamshire, England
- St Peter and St Paul's Church, Sturton-le-Steeple, a Grade II* listed Anglican parish church

Ainderby Steeple village in United Kingdom

Ainderby Steeple is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. Ainderby Steeple is situated on the A684 approximately 2.6 miles (4.2 km) south-west of the County Town of Northallerton, and to the immediate east of Morton-on-Swale.

Falkirk Steeple Clock tower in Falkirk, Scotland

The Falkirk Steeple is a landmark which dominates the skyline of Falkirk in central Scotland. The present structure on the High Street was built in 1814, and replaced an earlier steeple dating from the late 17th century, which itself replaced a still earlier structure. The Falkirk Steeple is protected as a category A listed building. A stylised image of the steeple appears on the crest of Falkirk Football Club.

Gwern-y-Steeple is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies north of the A48 road and north-westSt. Nicholas on the road south-west of Peterston-Super-Ely. Cottrell Park Golf Club lies to the south. Gwern-y-Steeple is part of the village of Peterston-Super-Ely and lies within the catchment area of both Peterson-Super-Ely Church in Wales Primary School and Pendoylan Primary School. The local member of Parliament is Conservative Alun Cairns and is part of the Vale of Glamorgan county council. The local county councillor is Rhodri Traherne.

People

Steeples is a surname of English origin. People with that surname include:

Albert Steeples (1870–1945), English cricketer
Dick Steeples, (1873–1946), English cricketer
Eddie Steeples (born 1973), American actor
John Steeples (1959–2019), English footballer
Robert Steeples (born 1989), American football player and coach

Other uses

STEEPLE, an extended form of PEST analysis (business environment analysis)
Steeple compound engine, a form of tandem compound steam engine whose name derives from its great height
Steeple Grange Light Railway, a heritage railway at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England
Steeple sign, a radiologic sign found on a frontal neck radiograph, often diagnostic of croup
Steeple, a 2010 album by British psychedelic rock band Wolf People

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Hamerton is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. Hamerton lies approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Huntingdon. Hamerton is in the civil parish of Hamerton and Steeple Gidding. Hamerton is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England. Hamerton Zoo is on the north side of the village. The village has a church dedicated to All Saints. At the 2011 census the population of the village was included in the civil parish of Winwick.

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