All Saints Church, Otterhampton
| All Saints Church | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Otterhampton, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°10′59″N 3°04′47″W / 51.18306°N 3.07972°W |
| Built | 14th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Church of All Saints |
| Designated | 29 March 1963[1] |
| Reference no. | 1344927 |
  Location of All Saints Church in Somerset | |
All Saints Church in Otterhampton, Somerset, England, overlooks the River Parrett. The church dates from the 14th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building,[1] and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] It was declared redundant on 1 March 1988, and was vested in the Trust on 2 August 1989.[3]
A church was established on the site in the 12th century, was valued at £5 in 1291,[4] although the current building largely dates from the 14th. The Perpendicular west tower was added later and has an Elizabethan bell-frame with 4 bells, one of which dates from the 16th century and two others are dated 1617 and 1737.[1] The original dedication was to Saint Peter, however it was later renamed All Saints.[5]
The interior includes a Norman font with a Jacobean cover, a screen from the 16th century, and 17th-century communion rails. It was closed in 1988,[6] and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[7]
See also[edit]
- List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England
- List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Otterhampton (1344927)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 June 2013
- ^ "All Saints' Church, Otterhampton, Somerset". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ Diocese of Bath and Wells: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 4, retrieved 2 April 2011
- ^ 'Otterhampton: Church', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 6: Andersfield, Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds (Bridgwater and neighbouring parishes) (1992), pp. 108-109. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18584 Date accessed: 25 July 2010
- ^ "Historic Churches in Somerset". Britain Express. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "West Somerset Parish Register Transcriptions". Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ "All Saints, Otterhampton". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
External links[edit]
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