St Andrew's Church, Compton Bishop
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| Church of St Andrew | |
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 Location within Somerset
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| Town or city | Compton Bishop |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Completed | 13th century |
The Church of St Andrew in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century, being consecrated by Bishop Jocelin in 1236, with more recent restoration. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]
The church has a 15th-century pulpit with tracery panels, carved friezes and cresting. Above the pulpit is a large pedimented wall monument to John Prowse who died in 1688, as well as several of his children.[2]
The two stage tower with pinnacles and a stair turret has been dated to around 1380,[3] although Harvey believes it is from the 15th century.[4]
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