The Anglican Church of Saint John the Baptist in South

Brewham Brewham is a civil parish in Somerset, England, consisting of the villages of North Brewham and South Brewham, on either side of the river in the Brue Valley east of Bruton and south-west of Frome in the South Somerset district. The parish has ...

, within the English county of

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, has 13th-century origins, however the current building is largely from the late 19th century. It is a Grade II*

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. The church has a 5-bay

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, 4-bay north

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and 2-bay

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. The oldest surviving part of the church is the two-stage southwest tower and the arch beneath it, which were built in the 13th century. There are two

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, one from the 14th century and the other from the 19th. The cross in the churchyard, 15 yards southeast of the church door, has a rectangular base supporting an octagonal shaft from which the head is missing. It is a

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. Part of the surrounding churchyard is managed as a wildlife site under the Living Churchyard project. The parish is part of the Bruton and District Team Ministry within the archdeaconry of Wells.

References

{{reflist Grade II* listed buildings in South Somerset Scheduled monuments in South Somerset Grade II* listed churches in Somerset

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