Interior of the church The Anglican Church Of All Saints in Downhead, within the English county of Somerset, dates from the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. The tower was built in the 14th and the church has an 18th-century nave and chancel. The porch was added in 1751. The church tower contains three bells cast in 1782 by William Bilbie of

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. The interior of the church contains a

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and 18th century

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. In 2007 funding from the levy on nearby quarries was obtained to pay for repair and restoration work on the bells. The parish is part of the benefice of Leigh-upon-Mendip with Downhead within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.

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{{reflist Grade II* listed buildings in Mendip District Buildings and structures completed in the 14th century Grade II* listed churches in Somerset