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Lydeard St Lawrence Lydeard St Lawrence or St Lawrence Lydiard is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated north west of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district. The village has a population of 506. The parish includes the hamlets of West ...
, Somerset, England dates from 1350 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The parish is part of the benefice of
Bishops Lydeard Bishops Lydeard () is a village and civil parish located in Somerset, England, north-west of Taunton in the district of Somerset West and Taunton. The civil parish encompasses the hamlets of East Lydeard, Terhill, and East Bagborough, and had a ...
with Lydeard St Lawrence,
Bagborough West Bagborough is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, about north of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district. In 2011 the village had a population of 358. The parish of West Bagborough lies on the south-west slopes of t ...
,
Combe Florey Combe Florey is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated northwest of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district, on the West Somerset Railway. The village has a population of 261. The parish includes the hamlet of Eastc ...
and
Cothelstone Cothelstone is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the Quantock Hills six miles north of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district. The parish, which includes the hamlet of Toulton, has a population of 111. The ...
within the archdeaconry of Taunton.


History

The manor was granted to Taunton Priory by Simon de Florey in the late 12th century with the patronage later being held by the Portman family during the 17th and 18th centuries. The chancel and nave of the church are from the original construction; however the north aisle, three-stage west tower, and north and south porches were added in the 15th century. The church underwent Victorian restoration in 1869.


Interior

The church includes a 14th-century piscina and a screen from the early 16th century. The
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is inverted with the original bowl being at the bottom and a new bowl carved into the top surface which was originally the base. Local legend says this was due to anger among local residents at John Venn for signing the death warrant of Charles I. They did not wish for their children to be baptised in the same font, however it is more likely to have been following damage to the font during restoration works.


Churchyard

In the churchyard is the remains of a church cross dating from the 14th century. The shaft is octagonal and made from red sandstone. There is also a Ham stone chest tomb inscribed to John North who died in 1721 and Grace North who died in 1759. There are also several unidentified tombs from the 17th and 18th centuries.


See also

*
List of Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane Taunton Deane is a local government district with borough status in the English county of Somerset. In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, h ...
* List of towers in Somerset * List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lydeard St Lawrence, Church of St Lawrence Church of England church buildings in Taunton Deane Buildings and structures completed in 1350 Grade I listed churches in Somerset Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane