Church of All Saints, Trull

Church of All Saints
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city	Trull
Country	England
Coordinates	50°59′38″N 3°07′05″W / 50.9938°N 3.1181°W / 50.9938; -3.1181
Completed	15th century

The Church of All Saints in Trull, Somerset, England has a tower dating from the 13th century; the rest is 15th-century. The building has been designated as a Grade I listed building.^[1]

The church was served by the monks of Taunton Priory until 1308.^[2]

The east window, dating from the 15th century, depicts the crucifixion with St John and the Mother of Jesus at the foot of the Cross.^[3] The pulpit is believed to date from the 16th century, moving to its current position from the north arcade as part of a Victorian restoration around 1863.^[4]

The lower portion of the tower is the oldest part of the building, with the north aisle being built in the 14th century and the south aisle in the 15th.^[5] The tower holds six bells, two of which were cast before Protestant Reformation.^[4]

The parish is part of the benefice of Trull with Angersleigh within the Taunton deanery.^[6]

See also

• List of Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane
• List of towers in Somerset

References

1. ^ "Church of All Saints". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=270699. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 
2. ^ "The History of Trull". Trull village website. http://www.trullvillage.org.uk/history.htm. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 
3. ^ "Our Church Heritage". Trull parish church. http://www.trullchurch.org.uk/ourchurch.html. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Heritage". Trull Church. http://www.trullchurch.org.uk/ourchurch.html. Retrieved 16 November 2011. 
5. ^ "Trull church". trull Village. http://www.trullvillage.org.uk/church.htm. Retrieved 16 November 2011. 
6. ^ "All Saints, Trull". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/trull-all-saints/. Retrieved 16 November 2011.