Historic churches · South East England
Church of the Holy Trinity, Chantry
Church of the Holy Trinity, Chantry — church in Chantry, Somerset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Frome · 6.5 km
- Free entry
About
Church of the Holy Trinity, Chantry is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1844. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Chantry, Somerset, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2217°, -2.4034°.
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The Church of the Holy Trinity at Chantry, in the parish of Whatley, Somerset, England, dates from 1844 to 1846. It was designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Moffatt, with further work by William George Brown of Frome, for James Fussell, who owned the Old Iron Works, Mells. It is a Grade I listed building. The small Doulting stone church has a nave, chancel, porch and vestry. The roof is covered by 400 slates each of which is 6 feet (1.8 m) by 1 foot 9 inches (0.53 m) with the gaps covered by rolls of slate. The small spire contains a single bell. In 1858 Richard William Church was amongst the clergy of the church. Nearby is the Manor Farmhouse Gatehouse which was built around 1500 and is also Grade I listed.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Church of the Holy Trinity at Chantry, in the parish of Whatley, Somerset, England, dates from 1844 to 1846. It was designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Moffatt, with further work by William George Brown of Frome, for James Fussell, who owned the Old Iron Works, Mells. It is a Grade I listed building. The small Doulting stone church has a nave, chancel, porch and vestry. The roof is covered by 400 slates each of which is 6 feet (1.8 m) by 1 foot 9 inches (0.53 m) with the gaps covered by rolls of slate. The small spire contains a single bell. In 1858 Richard William Church was amongst the clergy of the church. Nearby is the Manor Farmhouse Gatehouse which was built around 1500 and is also Grade I listed. The parish is within the benefice of Mells with Buckland Dinham, Great Elm and Whatley within the Frome deanery.
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- Coordinates
- 51.2217, -2.4034
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Whatley
- Postcode
- BA11 3LW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Established
- 1844
- Nearest railway station
- Frome — 6.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5117932 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Church of the Holy Trinity, Chantry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Chantry Church - geograph.org.uk - 1559010.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of the Holy Trinity, Chantry?
- Church of the Holy Trinity, Chantry is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA11 3LW), in the parish of Whatley.
- When was Church of the Holy Trinity, Chantry built?
- Built or established in 1844.
- Is Church of the Holy Trinity, Chantry a listed building?
- Church of the Holy Trinity, Chantry is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Church of the Holy Trinity, Chantry free to visit?
- Yes, Church of the Holy Trinity, Chantry is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church of the Holy Trinity, Chantry?
- The nearest railway station is Frome, about 6.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA11 3LW.