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Church in Somerset, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Church of St James in Preston Plucknett, Somerset, England, was built in 1420. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
Church of St James | |
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Location | Preston Plucknett, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 50.9436°N 2.6636°W |
Built | 1420 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Church of St James |
Designated | 19 March 1951[1] |
Reference no. | 1346135 |
The church was built in 1420 with substantial Victorian restoration in the 19th century.[1] The church which had been funded by John Stourton was consecrated in 1443.[2]
A vestry was added in the 1950s and an annexe in 1979, which was expanded in 2001.
It became a separate parish church in 1988: until that time, it had been a church of St John's, the parish church of Yeovil.[3]
The parish and benefice of Preston Plucknett is within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[4]
The hamstone building has clay tile roofs. The 60 feet (18 m) high three-stage west tower survives from the original 15th century church with the addition of a clock in the 19th.[5] It is supported by diagonal buttresses,[1] and contains six bells.[6]
In the churchyard is a 15th-century cross, however the head of the cross with three figures on it is now stored in a glass case within the church itself.[7]
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