St Peter's Church, Englishcombe
| Church of St Peter, Englishcombe | |
|---|---|
 St Peter's church seen from the southeast | |
  Church of St Peter, Englishcombe Location within Somerset | |
| 51°21′50″N 2°24′31″W / 51.36389°N 2.40861°W | |
| Location | Englishcombe, Somerset |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Dedication | Saint Peter |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I Listed |
| Designated | 1 February 1956[1] |
| Style | Norman, Decorated, Perpendicular |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Exeter |
The Church of St Peter is the Church of England parish church of Englishcombe, Somerset, England. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]
History
[edit]St Peter's was probably built for Robert de Gournay in the 12th century.[2] 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 has 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 depicting animals and people.[5]
The parish is in the benefice of Bath St Barnabas with Englishcombe.[6]
See also
[edit]- Grade I listed buildings in Bath and North East Somerset
- List of Somerset towers
- List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
[edit]- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Peter (Grade I) (1129441)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ Manco, J (1995). The Parish of Englishcombe: A History. pp. 2, 4.
- ^ Hill, James (1914), "Full text of 'The place-names of Somerset'", archive.org, retrieved 6 March 2011
- ^ "Tour of Englishcombe". Salem Evangelical Centre. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
- ^ Downes, Robin. "Church of St Peter, Englishcombe, Bath & North-East Somerset" (PDF). Englishcombe. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ Archbishops' Council. "St Peter's, Englishcombe". Church of England. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
Further reading
[edit]- Downes, Robin (2010). Church of St Peter, Englishcombe, Bath & North-East Somerset (PDF). King's College London for The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain & Ireland. [DEAD LINK]
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). North Somerset and Bristol. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 189–190.
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