The tiny manorial hamlet of Tellisford, 6 mi NE of Frome, occupies land on the left bank of the river Frome which forms the boundary with Wiltshire as well as the parish boundary. The church of All Saints is close to the crossing of the road running roughly N-S across a plateau which runs down to the river; the first element of the place-name is related to an old form of ‘table’. The church, which is built of Doulting stone, consists of a W tower, nave with S porch and chancel. The S doorway is stylistically Romanesque in its essential form, but its date is contested (see Comments).