Church of St John the Baptist, Carhampton
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The Church of St John the Baptist in Carhampton
, Somerset
, England is a Grade I listed Anglican church.
The first church in the village stood to the eats of the present church and was dedicated to St Carantoc
a Welsh monk of the 6th century.
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. previously it had a low tower with a tiled top.
The wooden pulpit and a painted wooden screen from the previous building and date from around 1500, along with some of the monuments and bells from the earlier church.
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.
Carhampton, Somerset
Carhampton is a village and civil parish in West Somerset, England, to the east of Minehead.Carhampton civil parish stretches from the Bristol Channel coast inland to Exmoor. The parish has a population of 992 .-History:...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England is a Grade I listed Anglican church.
The first church in the village stood to the eats of the present church and was dedicated to St Carantoc
Carantoc
Saint Carantoc was a confessor and abbot of the early 6th century in Wales and what is now the English West Country.His early vita takes the form of a short homily...
a Welsh monk of the 6th century.
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. previously it had a low tower with a tiled top.
The wooden pulpit and a painted wooden screen from the previous building and date from around 1500, along with some of the monuments and bells from the earlier church.
The church is within the benefice
Benefice
A benefice is a reward received in exchange for services rendered and as a retainer for future services. The term is now almost obsolete.-Church of England:...
of Dunster, Carhampton, Withycombe w Roduish, Timberscombe and Wootton Courtenay, which is part of the Exmoor deanery and the Taunton archdeanery.