St Andrew's Church, Clevedon Explained

Church of St Andrew
Location:Old Church Road, Clevedon, North Somerset BS21 7UE
Location Country:England
Completion Date:14th century
Map Type:Somerset
Coordinates:51.4332°N -2.8737°W

The Church of St Andrew in Clevedon, Somerset, England. Parts of the original 12th-century church remain with 14th- and 15th-century additions.[1] It is on a hill overlooking the Bristol Channel, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

The church was built on Anglo-Saxon foundations.[2]

It is the burial place of Arthur Hallam, subject of the poem In Memoriam A.H.H. by his friend Alfred, Lord Tennyson.[3] [4] The exterior of the church includes a carving which may be a Sheela na gig.[5] The Anglican parish of Clevedon is part of the Portishead deanery.[6]

St Andrew's was used as a filming location to depict the local parish church in all three series of the popular crime drama Broadchurch.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Church – Building and History. 26 January 2011. St Andrews Website .
  2. Web site: St Andrew's . Clevedon United Benefice . 21 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Parish Church of St Andrew . 20 February 2008 . historicengland.org.uk .
  4. Web site: St Andrews Church. Victorian Web . 21 October 2012.
  5. Web site: The Clevedon Sheela na gig . The Sheela na gig project. 21 October 2012.
  6. Web site: St Andrew, Clevedon . Church of England . 21 October 2012.