Church of All Saints, Sutton Bingham
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| Church of All Saints | |
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| Location | Sutton Bingham, Closworth, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 50°53′51″N 2°38′37″W / 50.89750°N 2.64361°W |
| Built | 12th century |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Church of All Saints |
| Designated | 19 April 1961[1] |
| Reference no. | 1057236 |
  Location of Church of All Saints in Somerset | |
The Church of All Saints in Sutton Bingham in the civil parish of Closworth, Somerset, England, dates from the 12th and 13th centuries and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
The interior includes a series of 14th-century wall paintings,[2] including, in the Chancel, the Coronation of the Virgin, and several bishops and saints. There is a fine Romanesque chancel arch, shown at right. On the north wall of the nave is a portrayal of the Death of the Virgin (pictured below right).[3][4] The murals were whitewashed during the Reformation and remained obscured until they were rediscovered in the 1860s.[5]
The small belfry contains two bells, one dates from around 1250 and the other is from 1685.[5]
The church is close to the shore of Sutton Bingham Reservoir, built in the 1950s.[6]
The church is in a joint parish with[7]
- St Mary's Church, East Chinnock
- St Michael and All Angels' Church, East Coker
- St Mary's Church, Hardington Mandeville
- St Roch's Church, Pendomer
- All Saints' Church, Closworth
- St Martin of Tours' Church, West Coker
