St Andrew's Church, Clevedon
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The Church of St Andrew in Clevedon, Somerset, England. Parts of the original 12th-century church remain with 14th- and 15th-century additions. It is on a hill overlooking the Bristol Channel, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. 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 Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, Alfred, Lord Tennyson. 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''.


See also

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


References


External links


Church website
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