Church of St Andrew | |
Location: | Northover, Ilchester, Somerset, England |
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Built: | 14th century |
Governing body: | Churches Conservation Trust |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name: Church of St Andrew | |
Designated: | 19 April 1961[1] |
Reference #: | 418788 |
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The Church of St Andrew, Northover, Ilchester, Somerset, England dates from the 14th and 15th centuries. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building,[1] and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] It was vested in the Trust on 1 July 1986.[3]
The church stands close to the River Yeo and on the site of an earlier Roman building and associated cemetery next to the Fosse Way.[2][4] It was also the site of as minster church in the Saxon era,[1] when it was held by Glastonbury Abbey. After the Norman Conquest it was held by Maurice, Bishop of London until was appropriated by St. John's hospital, Bridgwater, in 1219.[5]
The nave and chancel were rebuilt in 1821[5] and the building was restored in 1878 by Charles Benson.[2]