Church of St Andrew, Cheddar

Church of St Andrew
Cheddarchurch.jpg
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city Cheddar
Country England
Coordinates
Completed 14th century

The Church of St Andrew in Cheddar, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

The church was restored in 1873 by William Butterfield. It contains some 15th-century stained glass and an altar table of 1631. The chest tomb in the chancel is believed to be to Sir Thomas Cheddar and is dated 1442.[1]

The tower, which rises to 100 feet (30 m),[2] and dates from around 1423,[3] contains a bell dating from 1759 and made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family.[4]

St Andrew's is the Church of England parish church for Cheddar. The vicar is The Reverend Sue Rose, who was licensed as priest-in-charge in April 2009.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Church of St. Andrew". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=268768. Retrieved 2006-05-09. 
  2. ^ Leete-Hodge, Lornie (1985). Curiosities of Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books. pp. 20. ISBN 0906456983. 
  3. ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0861275020. 
  4. ^ Moore, James; Roy Rice & Ernest Hucker (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN 0952670208. 
  5. ^ "Wait for vicar over". Cheddar Valley Gazette. 29 April 2009. http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/cheddarvalley/news/Wait-vicar/article-946944-detail/article.html. Retrieved 11 May 2009.