The Anglican Church of St Peter in Freshford within the English county of

Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...

dates from the 15th century. It is a Grade II*

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. Parts of St Peter's Church, which is on the north side of the village, date back to the fifteenth century. The three stage tower, which is supported by diagonal

buttress A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall. Buttresses are fairly common on more ancient (typically Gothic) buildings, as a means of providing support to act ...

es, was added in 1514. The church underwent

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by Charles Edward Davis. The churchyard has a number of Georgian chest tombs, dating from the late 18th and early 19th century, four of which are listed in their own right. The parish is part of the benefice of Freshford with

Limpley Stoke Limpley Stoke is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It lies in the Avon valley between Bath and Freshford, and is both above and below the A36 road. The parish is surrounded to the north, west and south by the Bath and North Eas ...

and

Hinton Charterhouse Hinton Charterhouse is a small village and civil parish in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, Somerset, England. The parish, which includes the village of Midford, has a population of 515. The village is served by two pubs: t ...

within the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Freshford, Saint Peter Grade II* listed buildings in Bath and North East Somerset 15th-century church buildings in England Church of England church buildings in Bath and North East Somerset Grade II* listed churches in Somerset

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