Church of All Saints, East Pennard facts for kids
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Town or city | East Pennard |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51°08′06″N 2°34′38″W / 51.1350°N 2.5773°W |
Completed | 14th century |
The Church of All Saints in East Pennard, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century. It is a grade I listed building.
The tower contains a clock and five bells. They are the second heaviest peal of five bells in the world.
Inside the church is a Norman font and several stained-glass windows; there is also an altar screen and monuments of the Martines and Napiers.
The 15th-century churchyard cross was restored in 1919 as a memorial to those who died in World War I.
In 2011, fundraising was undertaken to raise the £60,000 needed to repair the roof.
The parish is part of the Fosse Trinity benefice within the deanery of Shepton Mallet.
See also
- Grade I listed buildings in Mendip
- List of Somerset towers
- List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
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