Church of St John the Baptist, Carhampton

The Church of St John the Baptist in Carhampton, Somerset, England is a Grade I listed Anglican church.[1]

Church of St John the Baptist
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or cityCarhampton
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.1746°N 3.4186°W / 51.1746; -3.4186
Completed1863

The first church in the village stood to the east of the present church and was dedicated to St Carantoc a Welsh monk of the 6th century.[2]

The present church was mainly built in the Perpendicular period of the fifteenth century, however it was largely rebuilt in 1862-1863 with further work in tower rebuilt 1868-70 to rebuild the tower and add a vestry.[1] It previously had a low tower with a tiled top.[3]

The wooden pulpit and a painted wooden screen from the previous building and date from around 1500,[3] along with some of the monuments and bells from the earlier church.[4][5]

The church is within the benefice of Dunster, Carhampton, Withycombe w Roduish, Timberscombe and Wootton Courtenay, which is part of the Exmoor deanery and the Taunton archdeanery.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Church of St John the Baptist". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  2. "Carhampton". Everything Exmoor. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. "Carhampton Churches". Exmoor National Park. Archived from the original on 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  4. "Church of St John the Baptist, Carhampton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  5. "Carhampton". Fish4Travel. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  6. "St John the Baptist, Carhampton". Church of England. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
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