Church Of St Lawrence, Westbury-sub-Mendip
The Church of St Lawrence in Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, England was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The church was built in the 12th century and then changed in the 13th and 15th centuries before a major Victorian restoration in 1887, when the tower was completely rebuilt. In 2012 a small kitchen was installed in the church. Also in 2012 an antique table and chest were stolen from the church. The benefice of Westbury-sub-Mendip with Easton is part of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Architecture The stone building consists of a nave and chancel each of three bays, with an aisle, transept and porch on the south side. The organ chamber and vestry are on the north. The two-stage unbuttressed west tower has a small perpendicular stair turret. Some of the fitting inside the church are from the 13th century including the piscina and font. See also * List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells The ecclesiastical ...
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Westbury-sub-Mendip
Westbury-sub-Mendip is a village in Somerset, England, on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills from Wells and Cheddar. The parish boundary is formed by the River Axe. History There is evidence, from flint finds, of occupation of a site, known as Westbury Sleight during the Mesolithic period, which fieldwork during 2007 suggested was a platform cairn with field banks of Bronze Age date. In 1969 traces of an infilled cave were discovered in a limestone quarry which produced numerous bones from extinct animals and flakes of flint and chert. Westbury-sub-Mendip was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Westberie'', meaning 'The west hill under the Mendip Hills' from the Old English ''west'' and ''beorg''. It was the property of Gisa, Bishop of Wells. However given the etymology quoted by Ekwall a more likely meaning is 'fortified enclosure west (of Wells)'. The 'fortification' may have been the Iron Age fort above the neighbouring village of Rodney Stoke; or the sub-c ...
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