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Church in Somerset, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Church of All Saints in Closworth, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
Church of All Saints | |
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Location | Closworth, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 50.8884°N 2.6213°W |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Church of All Saints |
Designated | 19 April 1961[1] |
Reference no. | 1057233 |
The church was built in the 13th century and added to in the 15th. It underwent a Victorian restoration in 1875.[1]
The parish is part of the Coker Ridge benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[2]
The hamstone building has clay tile roofs. It consists of a four-bay nave and single-bay chancel. The four-stage west tower is supported by angle buttresses.[1]
Inside the church are a 17th-century wooden pulpit and 15th century octagonal font.[1]
In the churchyard is the shaft from a 15th-century hamstone cross.[3]
Thomas Purdue, of the famous Purdue bell-founding family, is buried in the churchyard.[4]
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