Church of All Saints | |
Location: | Sutton Bingham, Closworth, Somerset, England |
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Built: | 12th century |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Designated: | 19 April 1961[1] |
Reference #: | 263603 |
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The Church of All Saints in Sutton Bingham in the civil parish of Closworth, Somerset, England dates from the 12th and 13th centuries and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
The interior includes a series of 14th century wall paintings, including, in the Chancel, the Coronation of the Virgin, and several bishops and saints. On the north wall of the nave is a portrayal of the Death of the Virgin (pictured below right).[2][3] The murals were whitewashed during the Reformation and remained obscured until they were rediscovered in the 1860s.[4]
The small belfry contains two bells, one dates from around 1250 and the other is from 1685.[4]
The church is close to the shore of Sutton Bingham Reservoir.[5]
The parish is part of the benefice of East Coker with Sutton Bingham and Closworth within the Yeovil deanery.[6]