Church of St Peter and St Paul, Odcombe

Church of St Peter and St Paul
Location	Odcombe, Somerset, England
Coordinates	50.9365°N 2.7031°W / 50.9365; -2.7031
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Church of St Peter and St Paul
Designated	19 April 1961
Reference no.	1241492
Location of Church of St Peter and St Paul in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Peter and St Paul in Odcombe, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History

The church has 13th-century origins and was restored in the 15th.[1]

In 1874 transepts were added and the church restored.[2][1]

The parish is part of the Ham Hill benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[3]

Architecture

The Ham stone building has clay tile roofs. It consists of a three-bay nave and two-bay chancel with transepts, vestry and porch. The central two-stage tower is supported by corner buttresses with pinnacles. It is decorated with gargoyles.[1] The tower holds six bells.[4]

Most of the interior fittings are from the 19th century, but the purbeck stone font is much older.[1] There is a memorial to the travel writer Thomas Coryate who lived in the village around 1600, and a replica of a pair of his shoes.[4][5]

A headstone in yellow Jaisalmer stone lies embedded in the front lawn of the church to mark a memorial service to poet Dom Moraes (1938-2004).[6]

See also

• List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

References

1. "Church of St Peter and St Paul". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
2. "Church of St Peter and St Paul". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
3. "St Peter & St Paul". A Church Near Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
4. "Odcombe Church". Ham Hill Churches. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
5. "Odcombe". Discover South Somerset. South Somerset. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
6. "Dom Moraes". In Memory. Retrieved 29 April 2018.