Church of St Peter and St Paul, Weston in Gordano

Church of SS Peter & Paul
Stone building with arched windows and square tower. In the foreground is a grass area with gravestones.
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city Weston in Gordano
Country England
Coordinates 51°27′51″N 2°48′07″W / 51.4642°N 2.8020°W / 51.4642; -2.8020
Completed 15th century

The Anglican Church of SS Peter & Paul, Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England, has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

The tower and porch were built around 1300, while the rest of the building is from the 15th century,[1] with the work being funded by Sir Richard Percivale who died in 1483 and whose tomb is in the north isle of the nave.[2]

It has a four-bay nave, chancel and south chapel. The four stage tower is at the southern end of the church.[3]

The interior of the church includes the original Norman font and a stone pulpit from the 13th century, there is also a Jacobean pulpit on the north side.[4] The misericords have been dated as coming from the 14th century,[5] although some suggest they may be 12th and transferred from Portbury Priory.[6]

The parish is part of the benefice of East Clevedon with Clapton in Gordano, Walton Clevedon, Walton in Gordano and Weston in Gordano within the Portishead deanery.[7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Church of St. Peter and St. Paul". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  2. ↑ Robinson, W.J. (1916). West Country Churches. IV. Bristol Times and Mirror Ltd. pp. 86–89.
  3. ↑ "Church of St. Peter and St. Paul". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "St Peter and St Paul's Church". East Clevedon Parish. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "The misericords and history of Weston-in-Gordano, St Peter and St Paul.". Misericords UK. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "St Peter and St Pauls's Church". East Clevedon Churches. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "St Peter & St Paul, Weston-in-Gordano". Church of England. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
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