Church of St Peter, Englishcombe

Church of St Peter
Location:	Englishcombe, Somerset, England
Coordinates:	51°21′50″N 2°24′31″W / 51.36389°N 2.40861°W / 51.36389; -2.40861Coordinates: 51°21′50″N 2°24′31″W / 51.36389°N 2.40861°W / 51.36389; -2.40861
Built:	12th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated:	1 February 1956[1]
Reference #:	32502
Location of Church of St Peter in Somerset

The Church of St Peter in Englishcombe, Somerset, England was probably built by Robert de Gournay in the 12th century.^[2] It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.^[1]

The church was given to the Cluniac Priory of Bermondsey in 1112 by the Lady Hawisia de Gournay, and by the Cluniacs to the monks of Bath in 1239.^[3]

The church features Norman arches and leper holes in the porch, which would have enabled lepers to hear the sermon without coming into contact with the rest of the congregation.^[4] On either side of the chancel are corbel tables which depict animals and people.^[5]

The parish is with the benefice of Bath St Barnabus with Englishcombe.^[6]

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  Inside the church showing the Norman arches

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  Leper holes

See also

• List of Grade I listed buildings in Bath and North East Somerset
• List of towers in Somerset

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Church of St. Peter". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=32502. Retrieved 14 March 2009. 
2. ^ Manco, J. (1995) The Parish of Englishcombe: A History, pp. 2, 4.
3. ^ Hill, James (1914), "Full text of 'The place-names of Somerset'", archive.org, http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924028058208/cu31924028058208_djvu.txt, retrieved 6 March 2011 
4. ^ "Tour of Englishcombe". Salem Evangelical Centre. http://www.salem-englishcombe.com/brief_tour_of_englishcombe/index.album/leper-holes?i=5. Retrieved 29 March 2007. 
5. ^ Downes, Robin. "Church of St Peter, Englishcombe, Bath & North-East Somerset". Englishcombe. http://www.englishcombe.net/pdf/RobinDownes.pdf. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 
6. ^ "St Peter, Englishcombe". Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/englishcombe-st-peter/. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 

External links

• Church of St Peter, Englishcombe, Bath & North-East Somerset. by Robin Downes
• Church web site