Church of St Leonard, Rodney Stoke
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The Church of St Leonard in Rodney Stoke, Somerset, England, was built around 1175 and is a Grade I listed building.[1]
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Church of St Leonard | |
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Town or city | Rodney Stoke |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51.2449°N 2.7414°W / 51.2449; -2.7414 |
Completed | c. 1175 |
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The interior of the church contains a screen, bearing the date 1624, the gift of Sir Edward Rodney,[2] which includes a representation of the martyrdom of St Erasmus, who was killed by having his entrails removed.[3]
The church underwent Victorian restoration in the 1870s when a slow combustion stove was installed in a pit in the floor.[4]
The parish is part of the Rodney Stoke with Draycott benefice which is within the Axbridge deanery.[5]