Church of St John the Baptist, Carhampton

Church of St John the Baptist, Carhampton
Church of St John the Baptist
Stone building with square tower. In the foreground are gravestones and trees.
Church of St John the Baptist, Carhampton is located in Somerset
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city Carhampton
Country England
Coordinates 51°10′29″N 3°25′07″W / 51.1746°N 3.4186°W / 51.1746; -3.4186
Completed 1863

The Church of St John the Baptist in Carhampton, Somerset, England is a Grade I listed Anglican church.[1]

The first church in the village stood to the eats of the present church and was dedicated to St Carantoc a Welsh monk of the 6th century.[2]

The present church was mainly built in the Perpendicular period of the fifteenth century, however it was largely rebuilt in 1862-1863 with further work in tower rebuilt 1868-70 to rebuild the tower and add a vestry.[1] previously it had a low tower with a tiled top.[3]

The wooden pulpit and a painted wooden screen from the previous building and date from around 1500,[3] along with some of the monuments and bells from the earlier church.[4][5]

The church is within the benefice of Dunster, Carhampton, Withycombe w Roduish, Timberscombe and Wootton Courtenay, which is part of the Exmoor deanery and the Taunton archdeanery.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Church of St John the Baptist". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=265287. Retrieved 2009-03-06. 
  2. ^ "Carhampton". Everything Exmoor. http://exmoorencyclopedia.org.uk/contents-list/35-c/216-carhampton.html. Retrieved 5 September 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Carhampton Churches". Exmoor National Park. http://www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/index/learning_about/living_in_communities/churches/carhampton_churches.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-11. 
  4. ^ "Church of St John the Baptist, Carhampton". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-265287-church-of-st-john-the-baptist-carhampton. Retrieved 5 September 2011. 
  5. ^ "Carhampton". Fish4Travel. http://www.carhampton.org/. Retrieved 5 September 2011. 
  6. ^ "St John the Baptist, Carhampton". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/carhampton-st-john-the-baptist/. Retrieved 5 September 2011. 

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