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Clevedon Clevedon (, ) is a seaside town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the unitary authority of North Somerset, England. It recorded a parish population of 21,281 in the United Kingdom Census 2011, estimated at 21,442 in 2019. It lies ...
, Somerset, England. Parts of the original 12th-century church remain with 14th- and 15th-century additions. It is on a hill overlooking the
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, and has been designated as a Grade I
listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
. The church was built on Anglo-Saxon foundations. It is the burial place of Arthur Hallam, subject of the poem '' In Memoriam A.H.H.'' by his friend
Alfred, Lord Tennyson Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (; 6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign. In 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of ...
. The exterior of the church includes a carving which may be a Sheela na gig. The Anglican parish of Clevedon is part of the Portishead deanery. St Andrew's was used as a filming location to depict the local parish church in all three series of the popular crime drama ''
Broadchurch ''Broadchurch'' is a British crime drama television series broadcast on ITV for three series between 2013 and 2017. It was created by Chris Chibnall, who acted as an executive producer and wrote all 24 episodes; it was produced by Kudos in a ...
''.


See also

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


References


External links


Church website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clevedon, Saint Andrew 13th-century church buildings in England Church of England church buildings in North Somerset Grade I listed churches in Somerset Buildings and structures in Clevedon Grade I listed buildings in North Somerset