The Church of All Saints in
West Camel,
Somerset, England, dates from the late 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I
listed building.
There had been a previous wooden church on the site since 995 until around 1100 when it was replaced by a small stone
Norman church, which was added to over subsequent centuries.
[ The first church may have been founded by ]Muchelney Abbey
Muchelney Abbey is an English Heritage property in the village of Muchelney in the Somerset Levels, England. The site consists of ruined walls showing the layout of the abbey buildings constructed from the 7th to 16th centuries, and the rema ...
.tie-beam
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roof of the nave dates from the 15th century.[ The tower holds six bells the oldest of which was cast in the 15th century.][
The parish is part of the Cam Vale ]benefice
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within the Bruton and Cary deanery.
See also
* Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
South Somerset is a local government district in the English county of Somerset. The South Somerset district occupies an area of , stretching from its borders with Devon and Dorset to the edge of the Somerset Levels. The district has a populatio ...
* List of Somerset towers
* List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
External links
West Camel churches
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14th-century church buildings in England
Church of England church buildings in South Somerset
Grade I listed churches in Somerset
Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset