Holy Trinity Church, Abbots Leigh

Holy Trinity Church in Abbots Leigh within the English county of Somerset is a 15th-century Perpendicular Gothic building, restored and partially rebuilt in 1847–48 after a fire. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

Holy Trinity Church
LocationAbbots Leigh, Somerset, England
Coordinates51.4633°N 2.6572°W / 51.4633; -2.6572 -->
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameHoly Trinity Church
Designated11 October 1961[1]
Reference no.1312353
Location of Holy Trinity Church in Somerset

History

The site of the church may have been occupied by a small chapel or Saxon hermitage.[2] Parts of the present building may be remnants of a 13th century structure.[3]

In 1848 the church was damaged by fire[4] and much of the building had to be rebuilt; however the tower and chancel remain from the original.[2]

The parish and benefice of Abbots Leigh with Leigh Woods is within the Diocese of Bristol.

Architecture

The stone building has a slate roof to the nave. There are north and south aisles, a chancel with a ribbed roof, south porch and vestry.[1]

The three-stage west tower is supported by diagonal buttresses and topped by an embattled parapet.[1] The tower has six bells, three of which were cast in 1781 by William Bilbie of the Bilbie family.[5]

Within the church are various monuments and memorials including one to Sir George Norton of Leigh Court.[2]

In the churchyard is a late medieval octagonal cross.[6]

References
  1. "Holy Trinity Church". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. Hooper, Glinda. "Abbots Leigh". Bristol & Avon Family History Society. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. "Holy Trinity Church History". Abbots Leigh. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  4. "A brief history of our churches". United Parish of Abbots Leigh and Leigh Woods. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  5. Moore, James; Rice, Roy; Hucker, Ernest (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN 0-9526702-0-8.
  6. "Churchyard Cross, in the Churchyard and to the south of Holy Trinity Church". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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