Church of St John the Baptist, Wellington
| Church of St John the Baptist | |
|---|---|
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  Location within Somerset | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Wellington |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 50°58′44″N 3°13′44″W / 50.9788°N 3.2288°W |
| Completed | 15th century |
The Church of St John the Baptist in Wellington, Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
A church on the site was previously dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.[2]
The tower was built around 1510.[3]
The current organ was rebuilt in 1997. It replaced one first installed around 1700. The church was
lily, or holding such a plant.[5]
The church includes a monument to
John Popham,[6] who died in 1607[7] having been Speaker of the House of Commons, Attorney General and Lord Chief Justice of England. It also has the first epitaph written in English, on the tomb of Richard of Wellington a 14th-century priest. Previously they had always been written in Latin.[5]
It is part of the Wellington and District Team Ministry within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[8]
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The Wellington lily crucifix
See also
- List of Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane
- List of towers in Somerset
- List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to St John the Baptist's church, Wellington, Somerset.
- ^ "Church of St John the Baptist". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
- ^ "Wellington's History". Wellington Town Council. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ISBN 0-86127-502-0.
- ^ "St John the Baptist, Wellington". Wellington and District Team Ministry. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ ISBN 0946159483.
- ISBN 0-906456-98-3.
- Wellington, NZ, 2006-09-16, webpage: TPcom-19580.
- ^ "St John the Baptist, Wellington". The Church of England. Retrieved 1 September 2011.