Church of St John the Baptist, Glastonbury
Described as "one of the most ambitious parish churches in Somerset", the present Church of St John the Baptist in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Glastonbury, UK
- Also known as: “St John the Baptist’s, Glastonbury” and “St John’s, Glastonbury”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glastonbury Abbey and St. Patrick’s Chapel, Glastonbury.
Glastonbury Abbey
Ruins
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction. Glastonbury Abbey is situated 730 feet south of Church of St John the Baptist, Glastonbury.
St. Patrick’s Chapel, Glastonbury
Church
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St. Patrick's Chapel in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, is housed within the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey, and was completed in 1517. It is a site of pilgrimage and dedicated to Saint Patrick due to it being close to a possible site of his burial. St. Patrick’s Chapel, Glastonbury is situated 400 feet south of Church of St John the Baptist, Glastonbury.
George Hotel and Pilgrims’ Inn
Hotel
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The George Hotel and Pilgrims' Inn in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, was built in the late 15th century to accommodate visitors to Glastonbury Abbey. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. George Hotel and Pilgrims’ Inn is situated 410 feet southwest of Church of St John the Baptist, Glastonbury.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Street and Walton.
Street
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Street is a large village and civil parish in Somerset, England, with a population of 12,709 in 2021. On a dry spot in the Somerset Levels, at the end of the Polden Hills, it is two miles southwest of Glastonbury. Street is situated 2 miles southwest of Church of St John the Baptist, Glastonbury.
Walton
Village
Photo: Graeme Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walton is a village and civil parish on the Polden Hills in Somerset, England, 1.5 miles west of Street. The parish includes the hamlet of Asney. Walton is situated 3 miles southwest of Church of St John the Baptist, Glastonbury.
West Pennard
Village
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West Pennard is a village and civil parish east of Glastonbury, situated at the foot of Pennard Hill, in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Coxbridge and Woodlands. West Pennard is situated 3 miles east of Church of St John the Baptist, Glastonbury.
Church of St John the Baptist, Glastonbury
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.1482° or 51° 8′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.71618° or 2° 42′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C3V47XM+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 156785991OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q5117447
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Hebrew—“Church of St John the Baptist, Glastonbury” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Església de Sant Joan Baptista, Glastonbury”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا المعمدان”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית יוחנן המטביל בגלסטונברי”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית יוחנן המטביל”
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