Church of St Andrew, Puckington

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Church of St Andrew
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Location Puckington, Somerset, England
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Built 13th Century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Church of St Andrew
Designated 17 April 1959[1]
Reference no. 1057727

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 has tiled roofs. It consist of a two-bay nave, two-bay chancel, transept, and a porch on the southern side with a small vestry on the north. The three-stage tower is supported by set-back buttresses. It has gargoyles and battlements with pinnacles.[1]

Inside the church is a 13th century piscina and sedilia.[1]

References

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