Church of St Andrew, Puckington

Church of St Andrew
LocationPuckington, Somerset, England
Coordinates50°57′38″N 2°53′18″W / 50.9606°N 2.8884°W / 50.9606; -2.8884
Built13th Century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Andrew
Designated17 April 1959[1]
Reference no.1057727
Church of St Andrew, Puckington is located in Somerset
Church of St Andrew, Puckington
Location of Church of St Andrew in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Andrew in Puckington, 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 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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "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.