Church of St Nicholas, Holton
| Church of St Nicholas | |
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| Location | Holton, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°02′24″N 2°27′01″W / 51.0401°N 2.4503°W |
| Built | 14th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Church of St Nicholas |
| Designated | 24 March 1961[1] |
| Reference no. | 1056348 |
  Location of Church of St Nicholas in Somerset | |
The Anglican Church of St Nicholas in Holton, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1][2]
History
[edit]The church was built in the 14th century and later added to.[1] The north aisle was added in the 18th century.[3]
The parish is part of the Camelot parishes benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[4]
Architecture
[edit]The stone building has Welsh slate roofs. It consists of a tow-bay nave and two-bay chancel with a north aisle, with vestry, and a south porch. The two-stage west tower is supported by diagonal buttresses.[1] The tower has three bells, the oldest of which was cast around 1420.[3][5]
The interior fittings include an octagonal 15th century pulpit and font believed to be from the 12th century.[1][6]
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Nicholas' church, Holton, Somerset.
- ^ a b c d e "Church of St Nicholas". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "St Nicholas Church, Holton". Holton Somerset. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Holton St Nicholas". Camelot Parishes. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "St Nicholas". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Holton Pages 247-252 A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7, Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "St Nicholas, Holton, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College London. Retrieved 22 April 2018.