Church of St Andrew, Puckington

The Anglican Church of St Andrew in Puckington, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

Church of St Andrew
LocationPuckington, Somerset, England
Coordinates50.9606°N 2.8884°W / 50.9606; -2.8884
Built13th Century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Church of St Andrew
Designated17 April 1959[1]
Reference no.1057727
Location of Church of St Andrew in Somerset

History

The church was built in the 13th century and revised in the 15th. A Victorian restoration in the mid 19th century added the south transept.[1]

The parish is part of the Winsmoor benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[2]

Architecture

The stone building consists of a two-bay nave, two-bay chancel, transept, and a porch on the southern side with a small vestry on the north. Its three-stage tower is supported by set-back buttresses. It has a tiled roof adorned with gargoyles and battlements with pinnacles. Inside the church is a 13th-century piscina and sedilia.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Church of St Andrew". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. "St Andrew". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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