- Church of St Leonard, Rodney Stoke
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Church of St Leonard 
Location within SomersetGeneral information Town or city Rodney Stoke Country England Coordinates 51°14′42″N 2°44′29″W / 51.2449°N 2.7414°W Completed c. 1175 The Church of St Leonard in Rodney Stoke, Somerset, England was built around 1175 and is a Grade I listed building.[1]
The interior of the church contains a screen, bearing the date 1624, the gift of Sir Edward Rodney,[2] which includes a representation of the martyrdom of St Erasmus, who was killed by having his entrails removed.[3]
The church underwent Victorian restoration in the 1870s when a slow combustion stove was installed in a pit in the floor.[4]
The parish is part of the Rodney Stoke with Draycott benefice which is within the Axbridge deanery.[5]
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in Mendip
- List of towers in Somerset
References
- ^ "Church of St Leonard". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=268105. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
- ^ "St Leonards Church". HEVAC Heritage. http://www.hevac-heritage.org/items_of_interest/heating/churches_&_chapels/rodney_stoke_church/rodney_stoke_church.htm. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
- ^ Reid, Robert Douglas (1979). Some buildings of Mendip. The Mendip Society. ISBN 0905459164.
- ^ "St. Leonard's Church. Rodney Stoke. Somerset". Heritage group for the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. http://www.hevac-heritage.org/items_of_interest/heating/churches_&_chapels/rodney_stoke_church/rodney_stoke_church.htm. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "St Leonard, Rodney Stoke". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/rodney-stoke-st-leonard/. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
External links
Categories:- Buildings and structures completed in the 12th century
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- Church of England churches in Mendip
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