St James, Chilton Cantelo, Somerset

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Location

(50°59′48″N, 2°36′50″W)

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Site Location

Chilton Cantelo

National Grid Reference

ST 570 221

Boundaries

pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Somerset
now Somerset

Diocese

medieval Sherborne (to 909), Wells (to 1090), Bath (to 1245), Bath & Wells (from 1245)
now Bath & Wells

Dedication

medieval not confirmed
now St James

Type of building/monument

Parish church

Report authors

Robin Downes

Visit Date

17 November 2005

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Feature Sets

Furnishings

Description

Chilton Cantelo is 4 mls. NNE of Yeovil. The church is cruciform, with a 3-bay chancel, 3-bay nave and an added S porch and W tower. Construction is of ocal stone cut and squared, with hamstone dressings and bands. It was restored 1864-5 by Sir Arthur Blomfield. The only Romanesque feature is the font.

History

Chilton Cantelo was held by Aelfstan of Boscombe in 1066, when it paid geld for 1 hide, and by Warner from William de Eu in 1086.

Features

Furnishings

Fonts

Bibliography

English Heritage Listed building 262619

F. Goulding, Ashington, Chilton Cantelo, Mudford - the Story of Three Somerset Parishes, 1982

N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: South and West Somerset. Harmondsworth 1958, 124.