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Church of St James The Less, Foxcote

Coordinates: 51°17′55″N 2°24′34″W / 51.29861°N 2.40944°W / 51.29861; -2.40944
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Church of St James The Less
LocationSomerset, England
Coordinates51°17′55″N 2°24′34″W / 51.29861°N 2.40944°W / 51.29861; -2.40944
BuiltEarly 18th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated11 March 1968[1]
Reference no.1058709
Church of St James The Less, Foxcote is located in Somerset
Church of St James The Less, Foxcote
Location of Church of St James The Less in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St James The Less in Foxcote, within the English county of Somerset, was rebuilt in the early 18th century incorporating a 15th-century bell turret. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

The church was dedicated to James the Less. Inside the church is a Jacobean altar table.[1]

Services take place at St. James' Church Foxcote from Easter Sunday to end of October each year. The services then move to the chapel in Shoscombe from November to Palm Sunday.

The parish is part of the benefice of Peasedown St John with Wellow and Foxcote with Shoscombe within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Church of St James The Less". Historic England. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ^ "St James the Less, Foxcote". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 31 October 2015.