Church of All Saints, Selworthy explained

Church of All Saints
Location Town:Selworthy
Location Country:England
Completion Date:15th century
Map Type:Somerset
Coordinates:51.2102°N -3.5476°W

The Church of All Saints which sits on a hillside above Selworthy, Somerset, England is a whitewashed 15th-century Church, with a 14th-century tower. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[1]

The pulpit includes a 17th-century hourglass and the iron-bound parish chest dates from the same time.[2] Within the church is a copy of the Chained Book of 1609 by Bishop John Jewel, entitled Defense of the Apologie of the Church of England.[3]

In the churchyard is a medieval cross with three octagonal steps, a square socket, and an octagonal shaft. The head is missing.[4] [5] The churchyard provides views across the valley to Dunkery Beacon.[6]

The Second World War cryptographer, William Clarke is buried there.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of All Saints . historicengland.org.uk . 2008-01-26.
  2. Web site: Selworthy . 2008-01-26 . Pictures of England .
  3. Web site: Selworthy . 2008-01-26 . Everything Exmoor .
  4. Book: Adkins, Lesley . A Field Guide to Somerset Archaeology . Roy Adkins . 1992 . Dovecote Press . Wimborne, Dorset . 0-946159-94-7 . 101 .
  5. Web site: Remains of churchyard cross . historicengland.org.uk . 2008-01-26.
  6. Book: Dunning, Robert . Somerset and Avon . 1980 . John Bartholomew & Son . Edinburgh . 0-7028-8380-8 . 125 .
  7. Joseph A. Maiolo, 'Clarke, William Francis (1883–1961)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004