Church of St John the Baptist, Churchill

Church of St John the Baptist
Church of St John the Baptist Location in Somerset
Coordinates: 51°20′19″N 2°48′32″W / 51.338542°N 2.808888°W / 51.338542; -2.808888
Location	Churchill, Somerset
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
History
Dedication	Saint John the Baptist
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I
Architectural type	Church
Completed	12th century

The Church of St John the Baptist in Churchill, Somerset, England, was largely built around 1360 and is a Grade I listed building.^[1]

There was a Norman chapel on this site in 1180, from which the nave has survived into the present church.^[2]

The stone font dates from around 1200, although the wooden font cover was added in 1879 when there was a revival in gothic designs.^[2] The stained glass windows are from a variety of periods.^[3]

The tower has three stages with diagonal buttresses, moulded string courses, north-east polygonal higher corner stair turret with blind panelled embattled cap and pierced quatrefoil lozenge parapet with corner pinnacles and gargoyles.^[1] It is dated to c. 1360 by Poyntz Wright^[4] and after 1420 by Harvey.^[5]

See also

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Church of St John the Baptist, Churchill". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=33940. Retrieved 2008-03-03. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Churchill, St John the Baptist". Open Churches Trust. http://www.openchurchestrust.org.uk/Churches/Churchill.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
3. ^ "St John the Baptist Church". Churchill Music. http://www.churchillmusic.org.uk/church/. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
4. ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0861275020. 
5. ^ Harvey, John H. (1982). "The church towers of Somerset". Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society 26.