Church of St Augustine, Clutton

The Church of St Augustine is an Anglican parish church in Clutton Somerset, England. It was originally built around 1290, but much of it has been rebuilt since, and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.[1] The church is dedicated to St Augustine of Hippo.

Church of St Augustine
LocationClutton Somerset, England
Coordinates51°19′41″N 2°32′35″W
Builtc. 1290
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated21 September 1960[1]
Reference no.1320766
Location of Church of St Augustine in Somerset

The tower is made of red sandstone with diagonal buttresses ending in pinnacles and probably dates from 1726.[2] The tower contains two bells dating from 1734, made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family.[3]

Two railed tomb enclosures within the Broadribb family plot are also listed as Grade II,[4] as are a group of three Broadribb and Purnell monuments.[5]

In 1780 John Wesley came to the church but was denied use of the pulpit, so he had to preach from a stone in the churchyard.[6]

The parish is part of the benefice of Clutton with Cameley, Bishop Sutton and Stowey within the archdeaconry of Bath.[7]

See also

References
  1. Historic England. "Church of St Augustine (1320766)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). The Buildings of England: North Somerset and Bristol. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071013-2.
  3. Moore, James; Rice, Roy; Hucker, Ernest (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN 0-9526702-0-8.
  4. Historic England. "2 railed tomb enclosures 15 metres west of tower of Church of St. Augustine (1320788)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  5. Historic England. "Group of 3 Broadribb and Purnell monuments, 1 metre east of south aisle, Church of St. Augustine (1129586)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  6. "Church". Clutton village. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  7. "St Augustine of Hippo, Clutton". A church near you. Church of England. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
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