Church of St John the Baptist, Wellington

Church of St John the Baptist, Wellington
Church of St John the Baptist
Church of St John the Baptist, Wellington is located in Somerset
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city Wellington
Country England
Coordinates 50°58′44″N 3°13′44″W / 50.9788°N 3.2288°W / 50.9788; -3.2288
Completed 15th century

The Church of St John the Baptist in Wellington, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

A church on the site was previously known as St. Mary the Virgin.[2]

The tower was built around 1510.[3]

The current organ was rebuilt in 1997. It replaced one first installed around 1700. The church was restored several times during the 19th century. The carving of the centre mullion of the east window of the Lady chapel is a Lily crucifix,[4] a rare symbol of Anglican churches in England depicting Christ crucified on a lily, or holding such a plant.

The church includes a monument to John Popham,[5] died in 1607[6] having been Speaker of the House of Commons, Attorney General and Lord Chief Justice of England.

It is part of the Wellington and District Team Ministry within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Church of St John the Baptist". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=270011. Retrieved 2007-10-15. 
  2. ^ "Wellington's History". Wellington Town Council. http://www.wellingtontowncouncil.co.uk/freepage.asp?ID=2. Retrieved 3 May 2010. 
  3. ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0861275020. 
  4. ^ "St John the Baptist, Wellington". Wellington and District Team Ministry. http://www.wellingtonteamchurches.org.uk/wellingtonChurch.html. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
  5. ^ Leete-Hodge, Lornie (1985). Curiosities of Somerset. Bodmin: Bossiney Books. pp. 67. ISBN 0906456983. 
  6. ^ "thePeerage.com Person Page 19580" (genealogy), Darryl Lundy, thePeerage.com, Wellington, NZ, 2006-09-16, webpage: TPcom-19580.
  7. ^ "St John the Baptist, Wellington". The Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/wellington-st-john-the-baptist/. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 

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