The Church of St John the Baptist in
Carhampton
Carhampton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, to the east of Minehead.
Carhampton civil parish stretches from the Bristol Channel coast inland to Exmoor. The parish has a population of 865 (2011 census).
History
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Somerset
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Anglican church.
The first church in the village stood to the east of the present church and was dedicated to St
Carantoc a Welsh monk of the 6th century.
The present church was mainly built in the
Perpendicular period of the fifteenth century, however it was largely rebuilt in 1862–1863 with further work in tower rebuilt 1868–70 to rebuild the tower and add a vestry.
It previously had a low tower with a tiled top.
The wooden pulpit and a painted wooden screen from the previous building and date from around 1500,
along with some of the monuments and bells from the earlier church.
The church is within the
benefice of Dunster, Carhampton, Withycombe w Roduish, Timberscombe and Wootton Courtenay, which is part of the Exmoor deanery and the Taunton archdeanery.
See also
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List of Grade I listed buildings in West Somerset
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List of towers in Somerset
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Church of England church buildings in West Somerset
Churches completed in 1863
Carhampton
Carhampton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, to the east of Minehead.
Carhampton civil parish stretches from the Bristol Channel coast inland to Exmoor. The parish has a population of 865 (2011 census).
History
Iron Age occup ...
Grade I listed buildings in West Somerset