Church of St Andrew, Ansford

The Church of St Andrew in Ansford, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

Church of St Andrew
LocationAnsford, Somerset, England
Coordinates51.0943°N 2.5180°W / 51.0943; -2.5180
Built15th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Church of St. Andrew
Designated24 March 1961[1]
Reference no.1307553
Location of Church of St Andrew in Somerset

History

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]

Architecture

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]

See also

References
  1. "Church of St. Andrew". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. "Ansford". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. "The Ansford Descent to Locking". The Woodforde Family. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. "Welcome". All Saints, Castle Cary and St Andrews, Ansford. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. "St Andrew's". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. "History of St Andrews". All Saints’ and St Andrew’s. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. "Ansford, Somerset, St Andrew". Keltek Trust. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  8. "St Andrew, Ansford, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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