Church of St Dunstan | |
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General information | |
Town or city | Baltonsborough |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51°06′38″N 2°39′22″W / 51.1105°N 2.6562°W |
Completed | 15th century |
The Church of St Dunstan in Baltonsborough, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. [1]
The dedication honours St Dunstan who was born in Baltonsborough in 909, and eventually became Archbishop of Canterbury and an important monastic reformer of the Anglo-Saxon period. [2] Legends attached to Dunstan portray him nailing a horseshoe onto the devil, earning him a place as a patron saint of blacksmiths.
There is a four bay nave and two bay chancel. [1] The nave is particularly wide and has caused stress in the roof and an outward lean in the north wall. [3] The church's simple Somerset tower is topped by an elaborate ironwork weather vane crafted by the local blacksmith in the 19th century. [4] The interior includes a 15th-century font. [1] The screen was designed by Frederick Bligh Bond. [3]
The churchyard contains war graves of a Somerset Light Infantry soldier of World War I and a Royal Navy sailor of World War II. [5]
The parish is part of the benefice of Baltonsborough with Butleigh, West Bradley and West Pennard, which is known as the Brue Benefice. [6] [7]
One former vicar of the church was Edward Mellish who was awarded the Victoria Cross in World War I. [8]
Church of St Dunstan | |
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General information | |
Town or city | Baltonsborough |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51°06′38″N 2°39′22″W / 51.1105°N 2.6562°W |
Completed | 15th century |
The Church of St Dunstan in Baltonsborough, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. [1]
The dedication honours St Dunstan who was born in Baltonsborough in 909, and eventually became Archbishop of Canterbury and an important monastic reformer of the Anglo-Saxon period. [2] Legends attached to Dunstan portray him nailing a horseshoe onto the devil, earning him a place as a patron saint of blacksmiths.
There is a four bay nave and two bay chancel. [1] The nave is particularly wide and has caused stress in the roof and an outward lean in the north wall. [3] The church's simple Somerset tower is topped by an elaborate ironwork weather vane crafted by the local blacksmith in the 19th century. [4] The interior includes a 15th-century font. [1] The screen was designed by Frederick Bligh Bond. [3]
The churchyard contains war graves of a Somerset Light Infantry soldier of World War I and a Royal Navy sailor of World War II. [5]
The parish is part of the benefice of Baltonsborough with Butleigh, West Bradley and West Pennard, which is known as the Brue Benefice. [6] [7]
One former vicar of the church was Edward Mellish who was awarded the Victoria Cross in World War I. [8]