Church of St Peter and St Paul | |
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![]() Church from the north west, showing porch, north transept and octagonal central tower | |
50°56′54″N 2°48′34″W / 50.94840°N 2.80939°W | |
Location | South Petherton, Somerset, England |
Denomination | Church of England |
History | |
Dedication | |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish church |
Heritage designation | Grade I |
Designated | 19 April 1961 |
Style | Gothic |
Specifications | |
Length | 130 feet (40 m) |
Bells | 12 + flat sixth |
Tenor bell weight | 22 long cwt 3 qr 15 lb (2,563 lb or 1,163 kg) |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Bath and Wells |
Archdeaconry | Taunton |
Deanery | Somerset South |
Parish | South Petherton with the Seavingtons and the Lambrooks |
The Church of St Peter and St Paul is the Church of England parish church for the village of South Petherton, Somerset, England. The present church is a large and imposing cruciform-shaped structure constructed on the site of an earlier Saxon Minster, with the majority of the building dating from the 13th to 15th centuries; consequently, the building is Grade I listed.[1]
The church is notable for its Gothic architecture, stained glass windows, monuments and rare octagonal central tower, reputed to be the tallest of its kind in Britain.[2]