Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip
Church in Somerset, England
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The Church of St Giles in Leigh-on-Mendip, Somerset, England, dates from around 1350, and was rebuilt around 1500. It is a Grade I listed building,[1] with an unusual faceless clock.[2]
| Church of St Giles | |
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  Location within Somerset | |
| General information | |
| Location | Leigh-on-Mendip, England |
| Coordinates | 51.2239°N 2.4416°W |
| Completed | c. 1350 |
| Height | |
| Height | 94 feet (29 metres) |
The 93-foot-8-inch (28.55 m) tower dates from around 1464.[3][4] It contains six bells, five of which date from the 1750s.[5] A scratch sundial can be seen on one of the buttress at the foot of the tower.[6]
There is a stone statue of St Catherine on the sill of the southeast window, which may date from the 12th century.[1] It was found in 1898 and believed to have been moved to the church from the chapel of St Catherine in Mells.[7]
The parish is part of the benefice of Leigh-on-Mendip with Stoke St Michael within the Frome deanery.[8]