Church of St Lawrence, Stanton Prior explained

Church of St Lawrence
Coordinates:51.3628°N -2.4639°W
Location:Stanton Prior, Somerset, England
Built:12th century
Governing Body:Church of St. Lawrence
Designation1:Grade II* listed building
Designation1 Date:1 February 1954
Designation1 Number:1129527

The Anglican Church of St Lawrence in Stanton Prior, Somerset, England, has its origins in the 12th century but is mainly 15th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.[1]

The church has a 3-stage tower, supported by diagonal buttresses with polygonal stair turret on the north east corner.[1]

In 1860 a major restoration was undertaken and it was found that the nave and chancel were the same height, which had been obscured since the insertion of windows, raising of the walls and erection of the open timber roof during the Perpendicular Period.[2]

The parish is part of the benefice of Farmborough with Marksbury and Stanton Prior, Clutton with Cameley, and within the archdeaconry of Bath.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of St Lawrence. historicengland.org.uk . . 24 December 2010.
  2. Book: Robinson, W.J. . West Country Churches . 1915 . Bristol Times and Mirror Ltd. Bristol . 169–173.
  3. Web site: All Saints, Farmborough. A church near you. Church of England. 15 September 2013.