Church of St Leonard, Rodney Stoke explained

Church of St Leonard
Location Town:Rodney Stoke
Location Country:England
Completion Date:c. 1175
Map Type:Somerset
Coordinates:51.2449°N -2.7414°W

The Church of St Leonard in Rodney Stoke, Somerset, England, was built around 1175 and is a Grade I listed building.[1]

The interior of the church contains a screen, bearing the date 1624, the gift of Sir Edward Rodney,[2] which includes a representation of the martyrdom of St Erasmus, who was killed by having his entrails removed.[3]

The church underwent Victorian restoration in the 1870s when a slow combustion stove was installed in a pit in the floor.[4]

The parish is part of the Rodney Stoke with Draycott benefice which is within the Axbridge deanery.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of St Leonard . historicengland.org.uk . 20 July 2006.
  2. Web site: St Leonards Church . HEVAC Heritage . 20 July 2006.
  3. Book: Reid, Robert Douglas . Some buildings of Mendip . 1979 . The Mendip Society . 0-905459-16-4 .
  4. Web site: St. Leonard's Church. Rodney Stoke. Somerset. Heritage group for the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. 5 November 2011.
  5. Web site: St Leonard, Rodney Stoke. Church of England. 5 November 2011.