Church of St Andrew, Northover

The Anglican Church of St Andrew, Northover, in Ilchester, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th and 15th centuries. Today it is part of the parish of Ilchester with Northover, one of the three parishes which constitute the Ilchester District Churches . It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building,[1][2] and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[3] It was vested in the Trust on 1 July 1986.[4]

Church of St Andrew
LocationNorthover, Ilchester, Somerset, England
Coordinates51°00′21″N 2°40′50″W
Built14th century
Governing bodyChurches Conservation Trust
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Andrew
Designated19 April 1961[1]
Reference no.418788
Location of Church of St Andrew in Somerset

History

The church was built in the 14th century.[2] The nave and chancel were rebuilt in 1821[5] and the building was restored in 1878 by Charles Benson.[3]

The church stands close to the River Yeo and on the site of an earlier Roman building and associated cemetery next to the Fosse Way.[3][6] It was also the site of as minster church in the Saxon era,[1] when it was held by Glastonbury Abbey. After the Norman Conquest it was held by Maurice, Bishop of London, until was appropriated by St. John's hospital, Bridgwater, in 1219.[5]

Architecture

The stone building has hamstone dressing and a clay tiled roof. It has a three-bay nave and two-bay chancel with an organ chamber and vestry.[2] The three-stage tower is supported by corner buttresses and has an octagonal stair turret.[2]

See also

References
  1. Historic England, "Church of St Andrew, Ilchester (1267315)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 July 2013
  2. "Church of St Andrew". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. St Andrew's Church, Northover, Somerset, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 2 April 2011
  4. Diocese of Bath and Wells: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 4, retrieved 2 April 2011
  5. R. W. Dunning (editor), A. P. Baggs, R. J. E. Bush, Margaret Tomlinson (1974). "Parishes: Northover". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 31 October 2011.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Havinden, Michael. The Somerset Landscape. The making of the English landscape. London: Hodder and Stoughton. p. 69. ISBN 0-340-20116-9.

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