- Church of St Andrew, Cheddar
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Church of St Andrew 
Location within SomersetGeneral information Town or city Cheddar Country England Coordinates 51°16′25″N 2°46′34″W / 51.2737°N 2.7761°WCoordinates: 51°16′25″N 2°46′34″W / 51.2737°N 2.7761°W Completed 14th century The Church of St Andrew in Cheddar, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
The church was restored in 1873 by William Butterfield. It contains some 15th-century stained glass and an altar table of 1631. The chest tomb in the chancel is believed to be to Sir Thomas Cheddar and is dated 1442.[1]
The tower, which rises to 100 feet (30 m),[2] and dates from around 1423,[3] contains a bell dating from 1759 and made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family.[4]
St Andrew's is the Church of England parish church for Cheddar. The vicar is The Reverend Sue Rose, who was licensed as priest-in-charge in April 2009.[5]
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor
- List of towers in Somerset
References
- ^ a b "Church of St. Andrew". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=268768. Retrieved 2006-05-09.
- ^ Leete-Hodge, Lornie (1985). Curiosities of Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books. pp. 20. ISBN 0906456983.
- ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0861275020.
- ^ Moore, James; Roy Rice & Ernest Hucker (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN 0952670208.
- ^ "Wait for vicar over". Cheddar Valley Gazette. 29 April 2009. http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/cheddarvalley/news/Wait-vicar/article-946944-detail/article.html. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
Categories:- Church of England churches in Somerset
- 14th-century architecture
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- Sedgemoor
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