St Peter's Church, Exton

St Peter's Church
St Peter's Church, Exton is located in Somerset
St Peter's Church, Exton
Location within Somerset
51°05′33″N 3°32′07″W / 51.09250°N 3.53528°W / 51.09250; -3.53528
LocationExton, Somerset, England
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name
Church of St Peter
Designated6 April 1959[1]
Reference no.1296311
Official name
Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church
Designated12 November 2003[2]
Reference no.1021156

The Anglican St Peter's Church at Exton within the English county of Somerset has a 13th-century tower and 15th century aisle. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1][3]

Some of the original Norman stonework can still be identified in the nave.[3] The rest of the building has been reconstructed with the crenellated two-stage tower being added in the 13th century and the aisle in the 15th. It was restored and the chancel rebuilt in 1876.[4]

In the churchyard is a 14th-century cross with a tapering octagonal stone shaft. The upper part of the shaft was restored in 1875.[2]

The parish is within the Exmoor benefice and the archdeaconry of Taunton.[5]

Medieval churchyard cross, St Peter's Exton

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1296311)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 Historic England. "Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church (1021156)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Church of St Peter". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "MSO7155 - St Peter's Church, Exton". Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Restoration. Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "St Peter, Exton". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 6 March 2015.