Church of St Pancras, West Bagborough

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Church of St Pancras
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Location West Bagborough, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°05′48″N3°11′20″W / 51.0966°N 3.1888°W / 51.0966; -3.1888 Coordinates: 51°05′48″N3°11′20″W / 51.0966°N 3.1888°W / 51.0966; -3.1888
Built15th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Pancras
Designated25 February 1955 [1]
Reference no.1344480
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Location of Church of St Pancras in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Pancras in West Bagborough, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]

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History

The church was built in the 15th century with additions 1643 and a Victorian restoration in 1872. The north aisle was added in 1839. The organ and communion rails were brought from a church at Brompton Ralph in 1910. [1] Further restoration was undertaken in 1923 by Ninian Comper. [2]

The church is away from the main village, close to Bagborough House. The location of the church away from the village is believed to be a result of an outbreak of Black Death, when may of the villagers died. They then abandoned the area around the church and rebuilt houses further down the hill. [3] The lychgate is dedicated to the memory of Robert Brooke-Popham. [4]

The parish is part of the benefice of Bishop's Lydeard with Lydeard Saint Lawrence, Combe Florey and Cothelstone within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [2]

Architecture

The red sandstone building has a tiled roof. It consists of a chancel, a nave and aisle each with three bays with wagon roofs. The south porch was added in 1643. The three-stage west tower is supported by diagonal buttresses. [1] The tower has six bells. [5]

Inside the church is a tablet with the names of the men from the village who died in World War I. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Church of St. Pancras". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "St Pancras, Bagborough". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "St. Pancras Church". West Bagborough. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Waite, Vincent (1964). Portrait of the Quantocks. London: Robert Hale. p. 51. ISBN   0-7091-1158-4.
  5. ↑ "West Bagborough – St Pancras". Bishops Lydeard Benefice. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "West Bagborough". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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