The Church of St Michael in Clapton in Gordano, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I Listed building#England and Wales, listed building, and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
It was vesting, vested in the Trust on 1 June 1995.
St Michael's closed in 1995 but due to its architectural interest was adopted by the Trust, however occasional services are still held throughout the year.
The 12th-century Tympanum (architecture), tympanum is the oldest visible part of the church to have survived, however the majority of the building is from the 13th century.
Inside are reredos and benches, a 14th-century baptismal font, font and a late 17th-century monument.
The 13th-century oak screen in the church originally divided the Great Hall and the Buttery in the adjacent Court House.
The first record of the church is an agreement dated 1226 between William, son of Arthur de Clopton and Richard of Keynsham Abbey.
See also
* List of Grade I listed buildings in North Somerset
* List of towers in Somerset
* List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England
* List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
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13th-century church buildings in England
Church of England church buildings in North Somerset
English churches with Norman architecture
English Gothic architecture in Somerset
Grade I listed churches in Somerset
Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust
Grade I listed buildings in North Somerset
Former churches in Somerset