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Church of St Leonard

A Grade II* Listed Building in Otterford, Somerset

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Latitude: 50.9232 / 50°55'23"N

Longitude: -3.1077 / 3°6'27"W

OS Eastings: 322239

OS Northings: 114328

OS Grid: ST222143

Mapcode National: GBR M1.Q0J5

Mapcode Global: FRA 46CN.R45

Plus Code: 9C2RWVFR+7W

Entry Name: Church of St Leonard

Listing Date: 25 February 1955

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1344635

English Heritage Legacy ID: 271218

Also known as: Church of St Leonard, Otterford

ID on this website: 101344635

Location: St Leonard's Church, Otterford, Somerset, TA3

County: Somerset

District: Somerset West and Taunton

Civil Parish: Otterford

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description


ST21SW OTTERFORD CP
OTTERFORD VILLAGE

8/50 Church of St Leonard

25.2.55

GV II*

Parish church. C14, restored, nave wall rebuilt and north aisle added 1860-1, restored 1924. Squared and irregularly
coursed chert stone, limestone and Ham stone dressings, slate roofs, coped verges. West tower, 3-bay north aisle and
nave, chancel set askew, north-east vestry. Crenellated 2-stage tower, string course and gargoyles, diagonal buttresses
rising to a 2-light cinquefoil headed bell openings, 3-light west window, moulded west doorway with continuous
hoodmould, uncrenellated north-east stair turret; 2-light windows flanking gabled single storey porch, half-glazed
double doors, sundial dated 1826 inscribed 'Our days on the earth are as a shadow", double roll moulded pointed arch
inner doorway with date 1641 scratched on left jamb, offset buttress at junction with chancel, 2-light windows flanking
priests door, 3-light east window, lancet on north front, single storey vestry, 2-light east window to buttressed north
aisle, two 2-light windows to north front, another 2-light at west end. Interior; rendered. Perpendicular panelled
chancel arch, tower arch chamfered in 2 orders, C19 3-bay arcade with corbel faces of king and queen on responds.
Chancel roof: C16 ribbed barrel vault with wallplate, C19 archbraced roof to north aisle and to chancel. Mid C19
fittings, including numbered benches with some sittings designated free, Jacobean altar table, Minton tiled sanctuary;
3 C17 tomb slabs. Tablet to William Brandon of Otterhead House (demolished), died 1854, signed G Wood of Bristol.
Tablet to John Banks, died 1769. (Kellys Directory, 1914).


Listing NGR: ST2223914328

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