Church of St Lawrence, Cucklington
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Location | Cucklington, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51°02′56″N 2°21′02″W / 51.0488°N 2.3506°WCoordinates: 51°02′56″N 2°21′02″W / 51.0488°N 2.3506°W |
Built | 13th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name: Church of St Lawrence | |
Designated | 24 March 1961[1] |
Reference no. | 1274765 |
Location of Church of St Lawrence in Somerset |
The Anglican Church of St Lawrence in Cucklington, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
History
The church was built in the 13th century. It underwent Victorian restoration in the 19th century.[1][2]
The parish is part if the [[benefice of Charlton Musgrove, Cucklington and Stoke Trister with Bayford,[3] within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[4]
Architecture
The stone building has clay tiled roofs. It has a three-bay nave and two-bay chancel. The two-stage tower was rebuilt in 1705. It is supported by corner buttresses.[1] The tower contains six bells, three of which were cast in 1726.[2]
In the churchyard is a cross which was erected as a memorial to the men of the village who died in World War I.[5][6]
The interior fittings are mostly from the 19th century but there are remnants of stained glass from the 15th century.[1] The font may be Norman.[7]
See also
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 "Church of St Lawrence". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- 1 2 "Cucklington Pages 177-184 A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7, Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ↑ "Local Information". Cucklington. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ↑ "St Lawrence". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ↑ "Cucklington War Memorial". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ↑ "Cucklington Men". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ↑ "St Lawrence, Cucklington, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 22 April 2018.