Church of St Andrew | |
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Location | Ansford, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51°05′39″N 2°31′05″W / 51.0943°N 2.5180°W |
Built | 15th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Church of St. Andrew |
Designated | 24 March 1961 [1] |
Reference no. | 1307553 |
The Church of St Andrew in Ansford, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]
The tower remains from the 15th-century building; however, the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1861 by Charles Edmund Giles. [1] [2]
In the 18th century the living was held by the family of James Woodforde the author of The Diary of a Country Parson. [1] [3]
The parish was combined with All Saints in Castle Cary in 2017 to form a single benefice. [4] [5]
The stone building has Doulting stone dressings and slate roofs. It consists of a two- bay chancel, three-bay nave and a north aisle. There is a vestry to the north-east and organ chamber to the south-east. The three-stage west tower is supported by corner buttresses. [1] The tower holds six bells, [6] having been increased from four in the 1990s. [7]
The interior has 19th-century fittings except the 17th-century pulpit, a chest from the 16th century and a 12th- or 13th-century font. [1] The font is made of yellow/grey stone has a circumference of 1.94 metres (6 ft 4 in). [8]
Church of St Andrew | |
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Location | Ansford, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51°05′39″N 2°31′05″W / 51.0943°N 2.5180°W |
Built | 15th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Church of St. Andrew |
Designated | 24 March 1961 [1] |
Reference no. | 1307553 |
The Church of St Andrew in Ansford, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]
The tower remains from the 15th-century building; however, the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1861 by Charles Edmund Giles. [1] [2]
In the 18th century the living was held by the family of James Woodforde the author of The Diary of a Country Parson. [1] [3]
The parish was combined with All Saints in Castle Cary in 2017 to form a single benefice. [4] [5]
The stone building has Doulting stone dressings and slate roofs. It consists of a two- bay chancel, three-bay nave and a north aisle. There is a vestry to the north-east and organ chamber to the south-east. The three-stage west tower is supported by corner buttresses. [1] The tower holds six bells, [6] having been increased from four in the 1990s. [7]
The interior has 19th-century fittings except the 17th-century pulpit, a chest from the 16th century and a 12th- or 13th-century font. [1] The font is made of yellow/grey stone has a circumference of 1.94 metres (6 ft 4 in). [8]