- Church of St John the Baptist, Carhampton
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Church of St John the Baptist General information Town or city Carhampton Country England Coordinates 51°10′29″N 3°25′07″W / 51.1746°N 3.4186°W 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
- List of Grade I listed buildings in West Somerset
- List of towers in Somerset
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Carhampton". Everything Exmoor. http://exmoorencyclopedia.org.uk/contents-list/35-c/216-carhampton.html. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Carhampton". Fish4Travel. http://www.carhampton.org/. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "St John the Baptist, Carhampton". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/carhampton-st-john-the-baptist/. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
Categories:- Church of England churches in Somerset
- Religious buildings completed in 1863
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- West Somerset
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