- Church of St Dunstan, Baltonsborough
-
Church of St Dunstan 
Location within SomersetGeneral information Town or city Baltonsborough Country England Coordinates 51°06′38″N 2°39′22″W / 51.1106°N 2.6560°W Completed 15th century The Church of St Dunstan in Baltonsborough, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
The dedication honours St Dunstan who was born in Baltonsborough in 909, and eventually became Archbishop of Canterbury and an important monastic reformer of the Anglo-Saxon period.[2] Legends attached to Dunstan portray him nailing a horseshoe onto the devil, earning him a place as a patron saint of blacksmiths in the Roman Catholic pantheon.
There is a four bay nave and two bay chancel.[1] The church's simple Somerset tower is topped by an elaborate ironwork weather vane crafted by the local blacksmith in the 19th century.[3] The interior includes a 15th century font.[1]
The parish is part of the benefice of Baltonsborough with Butleigh, West Bradley and West Pennard, which is known as the Brue Benefice.[4][5]
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in Mendip
- List of towers in Somerset
References
- ^ a b c "Church of St Dunstan". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=267477. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ^ Dunning, Robert (1983). A History of Somerset. Chichester: Phillimore & Co. ISBN 0-85033-461-6.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (2003). The Buildings of England, South and West Somerset. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300096445.
- ^ "St Dunstan, Baltonsborough". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/baltonsborough-st-dunstan/. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "St. Dunstan's Church". Mendip Council. http://www.mendip.org.uk/baltonsborough/st_dunstans_church/. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
Categories:- 15th-century architecture
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- Church of England churches in Mendip
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
