Church of St Vincent, Ashington

Church of St Vincent
Location Ashington, Chilton Cantelo, Somerset, England
Coordinates 50°59′38″N 2°37′32″W / 50.99389°N 2.62556°W / 50.99389; -2.62556Coordinates: 50°59′38″N 2°37′32″W / 50.99389°N 2.62556°W / 50.99389; -2.62556
Built 13th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated 19 April 1961
Reference no. 262613
Location of Church of St Vincent in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Vincent at Ashington in the civil parish of Chilton Cantelo, Somerset, England is from the 13th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1][2]

The church was built of local stone with Hamstone dressings and has a clay tile roof.[2] It is a small two-cell church with a nave, supported by offset buttresses and a chancel which underwent Victorian restoration. The western bell turret was added after the construction of the church.[1]

The interior includes Jacobean furnishings.[3] There are box pews and a pulpit with a tester from the 17th century.[2] The baptismal font is octagonal.[2]

The parish is within the benefice of Chilton Cantelo, Ashington, Mudford, Rimpton and Marston Magna within the deanery of Yeovil.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Church of Saint Vincent". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Church of Saint Vincent". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ashington St Vincent". Dawson Heritage. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "St Vincent, Ashington". Church of England. Retrieved 19 September 2011.

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