Church of St Thomas à Becket | |
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Location | Pylle, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51°08′34″N 2°33′47″W / 51.1429°N 2.5631°W |
Built | 15th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Church of St Thomas a Beckett |
Designated | 2 June 1961 [1] |
Reference no. | 1175680 |
The Anglican Church of St Thomas à Becket in Pylle, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]
The tower of the church remains from a 15th-century building, however most of the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1868. [1] The building work was for the Portman family of Orchard Portman. [2]
The parish is part of the Fosse Trinity benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [3]
The stone building has a tiled roof. It consists of a four- bay nave and two-bay chancel with a porch to the south and vestry on the north side. The three-stage tower is supported by diagonal buttresses and has an embattled parapet. [1]
The font inside the church dates from the 11th century. [1] Inside the church is a brass plaque commemorating the men of the village who died in the First and Second World Wars. [4]
Church of St Thomas à Becket | |
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Location | Pylle, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51°08′34″N 2°33′47″W / 51.1429°N 2.5631°W |
Built | 15th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Church of St Thomas a Beckett |
Designated | 2 June 1961 [1] |
Reference no. | 1175680 |
The Anglican Church of St Thomas à Becket in Pylle, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]
The tower of the church remains from a 15th-century building, however most of the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1868. [1] The building work was for the Portman family of Orchard Portman. [2]
The parish is part of the Fosse Trinity benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [3]
The stone building has a tiled roof. It consists of a four- bay nave and two-bay chancel with a porch to the south and vestry on the north side. The three-stage tower is supported by diagonal buttresses and has an embattled parapet. [1]
The font inside the church dates from the 11th century. [1] Inside the church is a brass plaque commemorating the men of the village who died in the First and Second World Wars. [4]