The
Anglican
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Church of St Vincent at Ashington in the
civil parish of
Chilton Cantelo,
Somerset, England, is from the 13th century. It has been designated as a Grade I
listed building.
The church was built of local stone with
Hamstone dressings and has a clay tile roof.
It is a small two-cell church with a
nave, supported by offset
buttresses and a
chancel which underwent
Victorian restoration. The western bell turret was added after the construction of the church.
The interior includes
Jacobean furnishings. There are
box pews and a pulpit with a
tester from the 17th century.
The
baptismal font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for baptism.
Aspersion and affusion fonts
The fonts of many Christian denominations are for baptisms using a non-immersive method, such as aspersion (sprinkling) or affusion (pouring). ...
is octagonal.
The parish is within the
benefice
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of Chilton Cantelo, Ashington,
Mudford
Mudford is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated from Yeovil in the South Somerset district on the River Yeo. The village has a population of 696. The parish includes the hamlets of Mudford Sock, West Mudford and Up Mudford.
Th ...
,
Rimpton
Rimpton is a village and civil parish north-west of Sherborne, and north-east of Yeovil on a tributary of the River Parret in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England.
History
The parish of Rimpton was part of the Horethorne hundred ...
and
Marston Magna
Marston Magna (also known as Broad or Great Marston) is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated north of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 523.
History
The name Marston Magna means ''large ...
within the deanery of
Yeovil.
See also
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Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset
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*
List of Somerset towers
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*
List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
External links
Articleregarding repairs recently carried out on St Vincent's Church, Ashington, on the local community website
Webpagefrom the local community website with a section on the history of St Vincent's Church, Ashington
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Church of England church buildings in South Somerset
13th-century church buildings in England
Grade I listed churches in Somerset
Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset