Church_of_St_Pancras,_West_Bagborough

Church of St Pancras, West Bagborough

Church of St Pancras, West Bagborough

Church in Somerset, England

The Anglican Church of St Pancras in West Bagborough, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

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History

The church was built in the 15th century with additions 1643 and a Victorian restoration in 1872. The north aisle was added in 1839. The organ and communion rails were brought from a church at Brompton Ralph in 1910.[1] Further restoration was undertaken in 1923 by Ninian Comper.[2]

The church is away from the main village, close to Bagborough House. The location of the church away from the village is believed to be a result of an outbreak of Black Death, when may of the villagers died. They then abandoned the area around the church and rebuilt houses further down the hill.[3] The lychgate is dedicated to the memory of Robert Brooke-Popham.[4]

The parish is part of the benefice of Bishop's Lydeard with Lydeard Saint Lawrence, Combe Florey and Cothelstone within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[2]

Architecture

The red sandstone building has a tiled roof. It consists of a chancel, a nave and aisle each with three bays with wagon roofs. The south porch was added in 1643. The three-stage west tower is supported by diagonal buttresses.[1] The tower has six bells.[5]

Inside the church is a tablet with the names of the men from the village who died in World War I.[6]

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Church of St Pancras, West Bagborough.
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    "Church of St. Pancras". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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    "St Pancras, Bagborough". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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    "St. Pancras Church". West Bagborough. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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    Waite, Vincent (1964). Portrait of the Quantocks. London: Robert Hale. p. 51. ISBN 0-7091-1158-4.
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    "West Bagborough – St Pancras". Bishops Lydeard Benefice. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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    "West Bagborough". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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