The Anglican Church of St Andrew in
Withypool
Withypool (formerly Widepolle, Widipol, Withypoole) is a small village in Somerset, England, near the centre of Exmoor National Park and close to the border with Devon. The word Withy means "willow". The civil parish, known as Withypool and Hawk ...
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Somerset, England was built in late medieval period. It is a Grade II*
listed building.
History
The church was built in the
Middle Ages but the tower was rebuilt in the early 17th century. A
Victorian restoration was carried out in 1887 with further rebuilding in 1902.
The parish is part of the
Exmoor benefice
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within the
Diocese of Bath and Wells.
Architecture
The stone building has slate roofs. It consists of a three-
bay
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nave and a north
aisle. The two-stage tower is supported by diagonal
buttresses.
Partly set into the northwest buttress is a medieval carved stone cross.
Within the church is a
Norman
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Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
font
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In mod ...
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The white stone chalice-shaped font has a scalloped bowl on a cylindrical shaft.
See also
*
List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
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Grade II* listed buildings in West Somerset
Grade II* listed churches in Somerset