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Coordinates: 50°56′32″N 2°37′56″W / 50.94222°N 2.632197°W / 50.94222; -2.632197
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Church of St John the Baptist, Yeovil
South side and entrance
Religion
AffiliationAnglican
DistrictDiocese of Bath and Wells
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusParish church
Location
LocationYeovil, Somerset, England
Antienne/Sandbox1 is located in Somerset
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Geographic coordinates50°56′32″N 2°37′56″W / 50.94222°N 2.632197°W / 50.94222; -2.632197
Architecture
TypeChurch
StylePerpendicular Gothic
GroundbreakingCirca 1380
CompletedCirca 1405[1]
Specifications
Height (max)90 feet[1]. (27.4 metres)[2]
MaterialsHamstone[3]
Website
http://www.sjayeovil.co.uk//

The Church of St John the Baptist is an Anglican church in the Somerset town of Yeovil. It is a Grade I listed building.[3]

History

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Construction began circa 1380 and was completed no later than 1405.[1] It features an early Somerset model tower and vaulted crypt. The style is uniformly early Perpendicular Gothic. Inside there survives a large medieval brass lectern. The tower contains the fifth heaviest ring of bells in the United Kingdom, totaling 10, including an ancient 2067kg sanctus bell.[2]

Edric Holmes in Wandering in Wessex says of the church:


References

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  1. ^ a b c Church of England
  2. ^ a b c Harris's Guide to Churches & Cathedrals p.441
  3. ^ a b English Heritage
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