The Church of St Peter at Camerton Park in
Camerton,
Somerset, England was built in the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I
listed building.
From 1800 to 1839 the vicar was the archaeologist
John Skinner.
He excavated numerous antiquities, especially
barrow
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Places
England
* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area
** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)
* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
s, such as those at
Priddy
Priddy is a village in Somerset, England in the Mendip Hills, close to East Harptree and north-west of Wells. It is in the local government district of Mendip.
The village lies in a small hollow near the summit of the Mendip range of hills, ...
and
Stoney Littleton; and he made visits for
antiquarian
An antiquarian or antiquary () is an fan (person), aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient artifact (archaeology), artifac ...
purposes to many places. His journals (1803–34), published many years after his death, are preserved at the
British Library. Skinner committed
suicide
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by shooting himself in 1839, despite which he may have been buried in consecrated ground at Camerton.
In the early 19th century the church still had a medieval
nave and
chancel which Skinner started to extend. This was
revised by
Thomas Garner in 1892 by the family of John Jarrett, the lord of the manor. The north chapel was built in 1638 by the Carew family and still remains. There are several monuments to members of the Carew and Lansdown families within the church.
The parish is part of the
benefice
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of
Timsbury with
Priston
Priston is a civil parish and village south west of Bath in Bath and North East Somerset, which is within the English ceremonial county of Somerset. The parish includes the hamlet of Wilmington.
History
A walled field boundary, which marks ...
, Camerton and
Dunkerton within the deanery of
Midsomer Norton
Midsomer Norton is a town near the Mendip Hills in Bath and North East Somerset, England, south-west of Bath, north-east of Wells, north-west of Frome, west of Trowbridge and south-east of Bristol. It has a population of around 13,000. ...
.
See also
*
List of Grade I listed buildings in Bath and North East Somerset
*
List of towers in Somerset
*
List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
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15th-century church buildings in England
Church of England church buildings in Bath and North East Somerset
Grade I listed churches in Somerset