Church of St Peter & St Paul, Combe Florey

Church of St Peter & St Paul, Combe Florey
Church of St Peter & St Paul

Auberon Waugh's grave
Church of St Peter & St Paul, Combe Florey is located in Somerset
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city Combe Florey
Country England
Coordinates 51°04′25″N 3°12′50″W / 51.0736°N 3.2139°W / 51.0736; -3.2139
Completed 15th century

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The Church of St Peter & St Paul in Combe Florey, Somerset, England has some remains from the 13th century but is mostly from the 15th century and is designated as a Grade I listed building.[2]

Sydney Smith was rector of the Church of St Peter and St Paul from 1829 until his death in 1845.[3]

Auberon Waugh is buried in St Peter and Paul's churchyard. Evelyn Waugh is buried in a private plot of land next to the churchyard.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Edwards, Adam (2008-04-18). "Combe Florey House: All (literary) riff-raff welcome". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/periodproperty/3361073/Combe-Florey-House-All-literary-riff-raff-welcome.html. Retrieved 2009-04-16. 
  2. ^ "Church of St Peter and St Paul". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=270274. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 
  3. ^ Alan Bell, Sydney Smith: A Biography (Oxford: Oxford UP, 1980), pp. 147 ff.
  4. ^ "Combe Florey". Quantock Online. http://www.quantockonline.co.uk/quantocks/villages/combe_florey/combe_florey_003.html. Retrieved 2009-04-16.