Church of All Saints, West Camel

Church of All Saints
Location:	West Camel, Somerset, England
Coordinates:	51°01′06″N 2°35′53″W / 51.01833°N 2.59806°W / 51.01833; -2.59806Coordinates: 51°01′06″N 2°35′53″W / 51.01833°N 2.59806°W / 51.01833; -2.59806
Built:	14th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated:	19 April 1961[1]
Reference #:	262745
Location of Church of All Saints in Somerset

The Church of All Saints in West Camel, Somerset, England dates from the late 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.^[1]

There had been a previous wooden church on the site since 995 until around 1100 when it was replaced by a small stone Norman church, which was added to over subsequent centuries.^[2] The first church may have been founded by Muchelney Abbey.^[3]

The tie-beam roof of the nave dates from the 15th century.^[3] The tower holds six bells the oldest of which was cast in the 15th century.^[2] The church underwent extensive Victorian restoration in the 1860s.^[3]

The parish is part of the Cam Vale benefice within the Bruton and Cary deanery.^[4]

See also

• List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
• List of towers in Somerset

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Church of All Saints". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=262745. Retrieved 21 June 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Churches". West Camel. http://www.westcamel.org.uk/churches.htm. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} R. W. Dunning (editor), A. P. Baggs, R. J. E. Bush, Margaret Tomlinson (1974). "Parishes: West Camel". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66489#s5. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
4. ^ "All Saints, West Camel". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/west-camel-all-saints/. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 

External links

• West Camel churches