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St Andrew's Church, Chew Magna

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153: 42: 160: 343:, thought to be of Sir John de Hauteville or a descendant, and possibly transferred from a church at Norton Hautville before it was demolished. Another effigy in the north chapel is of Sir John St Loe, who was over 7 feet (2 m) tall, and his lady. The armoured figure is 7 feet 4 inches (2.24 m) long and his feet rest on a 291:
contains several monuments which are Grade II listed buildings in their own right: the churchyard cross, Edgell monument, Fowler monument and a group of three unidentified monuments. In addition there is an early 19th-century limestone round-topped stone which bears the inscription to William Fowler
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Thomas Minor was baptized in St. Andrew's in 1608. A modern plaque is mounted on St. Andrew's wall to commemorate the events He then migrated to America in 1629, becoming one of the founders of Stonington, CT. The Thomas Minor Society documents his history and genealogy.
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The church was restored in 1860 and has a register commencing in 1562. The tower is about one hundred feet tall and was probably built about 1440. There has been a clock on the tower since the early 18th century. There is a peal of eight
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of Chew Stoke in 1735 to make a peal of six, and in 1898 four of these were re-cast and two were repaired by Messrs. Mears and Stainbank of London to commemorate the
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The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550
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commemorating the nineteen people from the village who died in World War I and seven from
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in the tower. Tenor 28 cwt in C. The original five bells were re-cast by the celebrated
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Church of England church buildings in Bath and North East Somerset
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List of Grade I listed buildings in Bath and North East Somerset
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every four hours, at 8 am, noon, 4 and 8 pm, with a different
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The Buildings of England : North Somerset and Bristol
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Grade I listed buildings in Bath and North East Somerset
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In the church are several memorials to the Stracheys of
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cross-legged and leaning on one elbow, in 15th-century
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that is the full width of the church. It is a Grade I
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United Kingdom National Inventory of Ward Memorials
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United Kingdom National Inventory of Ward Memorials
130: 122: 112: 100: 63: 48: 34: 324:plaque to an individual soldier who died in 1917. 271:The church is within the joint benefice with the 485:Moore, James; Rice, Roy; Hucker, Ernest (1995). 797:"Pilot Officer Thomas Birkett, casualty record" 576:"Thomas Minor Society » About the Society" 871:Mason, Edmund J. & Mason, Doreen (1982). 734:"Group of 3 unidentified monuments (1320740)" 511:"The history of St Andrews Church Chew Magna" 8: 167:Location of Church of St Andrew in Somerset 40: 31: 958:12th-century church buildings in England 241:, installed in 1903, plays a verse of a 487:Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers 393: 900:. 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Church of St Andrew, Chew Magna
Stone building with square tower, partially obscured by trees
Chew Magna
Somerset
51°22′00″N 2°36′35″W / 51.36667°N 2.60972°W / 51.36667; -2.60972
Listed Building
St Andrew's Church, Chew Magna is located in Somerset
Chew Magna
Somerset
sandstone
Norman
font
rood screen
listed building
bells
Thomas Bilbie
Diamond Jubilee
Queen Victoria
octave
clock
hymn
hymn tune
Chew Court
Gisa
Bishop of Bath and Wells
Church of St Michael, Dundry
Holy Trinity Church, Norton Malreward
churchyard
Commonwealth war grave
Royal Air Force

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