Church of St John the Baptist, Carhampton
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| Church of St John the Baptist | |
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  Location within Somerset | |
| General information | |
| Location | Carhampton, England |
| Coordinates | 51°10′29″N 3°25′07″W / 51.1746°N 3.4186°W |
| Completed | 1863 |
The Church of St John the Baptist in Carhampton, Somerset, England is a Grade I listed Anglican church.[1]
The first church in the village stood to the east of the present church and was dedicated to St Carannog, a Welsh monk of the 6th century.[2]
The present church was mainly built in the Perpendicular period of the fifteenth century. It was largely rebuilt in 1862–1863, and further work in 1868–1870 rebuilt the tower and added a vestry.[1] It previously had a low tower with a tiled top.[3]
The wooden pulpit and a painted wooden screen are from the previous building and date from around 1500,[3] along with some of the monuments and bells from the earlier church.[4][5]
The church is within the benefice of Dunster, Carhampton, Withycombe w Roduish, Timberscombe and Wootton Courtenay, which is part of the Exmoor deanery and the Taunton archdeanery.[6]
