| St James's Church | |
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Location of St James's Church in Wiltshire
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| Location: | Draycot Cerne, Sutton Benger, Wiltshire, England |
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| Built: | c. 1300 |
| Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name: Church of St James | |
| Designated: | 20 December 1960[1] |
| Reference #: | 316090 |
St James's Church in Draycot Cerne, Sutton Benger, Wiltshire, England was built around 1300. 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 declared redundant on 1 June 1994, and was vested in the Trust on 17 May 1995.[3]
The church has an Early English chancel which is lower than the floor of the 13th-century nave. The tower dates from the 17th century and the church was altered and restored in the 19th century.[2]
The interior includes a gothic pulpit and box pews. There are also Victorian stained glass windows and monuments including a Perpendicular tomb chest, a 13th century knight’s effigy, said to be Phillip de Cerne,[1] and a bust by Joseph Wilton to Sir Robert Long.[2]