The Church of St John the Baptist in Pilton,

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, England, dates from the 11th century and has been designated as a Grade I

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. The present

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and

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structure, may stand on the site of an earlier

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church built by the early missionaries. In 2011 a new lighting system was installed at a cost of £17,000 with financial support from

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and

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Landfill Communities Fund. The Anglican parish is part of the benefice of Pilton with

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, North Wootton and

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within the archdeaconry of Wells.

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