The Anglican Church of St James in
Milton Clevedon
Milton Clevedon is a village and civil parish south of Evercreech in the Mendip District, Mendip district of Somerset, England.
History
The name of the village means the middle settlement, possibly because it is halfway between Evercreech and ...
, within the English county of
Somerset, was rebuilt in 1790. It is a Grade II*
listed building.
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The first church in the village was in the 12th century. The advowson was held by Bruton Abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. After this, in 1545 the church was dedicated to St James. The rebuilding in 1790 used stone from the abbey and incorporated some fabric from the medieval church. Victorian restoration occurred in the 1860s.][ the oldest of which was cast in Bristol around 1380.][
The parish is part of the benefice of Evercreech with ]Chesterblade
Evercreech is a village and civil parish south east of Shepton Mallet, and north east of Castle Cary, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Stoney Stratton and the village of Chesterblade.
History
The ...
and Milton Clevedon within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
See also
* List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
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Grade II* listed buildings in Mendip District
18th-century Church of England church buildings
Grade II* listed churches in Somerset
Church of England church buildings in Somerset
Churches completed in 1790