Church of St Peter, Treborough
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Treborough Treborough is a small village and civil parish south of Dunster, lying amongst the Brendon Hills within the Exmoor National Park in the Somerset West and Taunton district of Somerset, England. History The name Treborough is thought to be derive ...
within the English county of
Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lord_ ...
dates from the 14th century. It is a Grade II*
listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
. Although some of the fabric of the building from the 14th century the rest was constructed in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. It was restored in the 19th century when the two-stage tower received a new roof. The octagonal font dates from the 15th century. In the churchyard is a medieval cross with a stone shaft on an octagonal base with three octagonal steps. The head of the cross with a figure of St Peter is a 19th-century addition. The parish is part of the benefice of
Old Cleeve Old Cleeve (https://www.oldcleeveparishcouncil.org/) is a village south east of Minehead in the Somerset West and Taunton district of Somerset, England, and also a civil parish. The civil parish of Old Cleeve covers an area of and includes t ...
, Leighland and Treborough within the archdeaconry of Taunton.


See also

* List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells


References

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