Stoke Pero Church | |
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Location | Stoke Pero, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51°10′47″N 3°36′22″W / 51.1797°N 3.6061°W |
Built | 13th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Stoke Pero Church |
Designated | 22 May 1969 [1] |
Reference no. | 1174803 |
Stoke Pero Church in Stoke Pero, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1] Standing 1,013 feet (309 meters) above sea level, it is the highest church on Exmoor. [2]
The church has no known dedication to any saint, however an inscription on one of the three bells suggests it may have been dedicated to Saint Barbara. [3]
The tower dates from the 13th century. The rest of the church was largely rebuilt in 1897 by Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 12th Baronet. [1] [4] It is likely that there was a church on the site long before the 13th century. [5]
The list of rectors goes back to 1242. [4]
Occasional services are held at the church by the parish of Porlock with Stoke Pero which is within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [6] [7]
The stone building has slate roofs. It consists of a three- bay nave and chancel with a porch to the north. The tower is supported by diagonal buttresses and has a stair turret. [1] It has no electricity supply and is lit by candles and warmed by fuel-stoves. [4]
Inside the church is a baluster font. [5]