St Catherine’s Church, Fivehead
The Church of St Catherine in Swell Lane, Fivehead, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Swell, Fivehead, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Catherine”, “Church of St Catherine, Fivehead”, “Church of St Catherine, Swell”, “St Catherine”, and “St Catherine’s, Swell”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Martin’s Church, Fivehead and Burton Pynsent House.
St Martin’s Church, Fivehead
Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Martin in Fivehead, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church built of Hamstone includes a three-bay nave, chancel, south aisle and porch, and a west tower. St Martin’s Church, Fivehead is situated 1 mile southwest of St Catherine’s Church, Fivehead.
Burton Pynsent House
Building
Burton Pynsent House is a historic country-house in the parish of Curry Rivel, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The house was built in stages between 1565 and 1765, when it was bequeathed to William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham by Sir William Pynsent, 2nd Baronet, who did not want the house to go to Lord North. Burton Pynsent House is situated 3,500 feet north of St Catherine’s Church, Fivehead.
Burton Pynsent Monument
Monument
Photo: Pam Goodey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The 140 feet Burton Pynsent Monument on Troy Hill at Burton Pynsent, within the parish of Curry Rivel, Somerset, England, was built in 1767 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. Burton Pynsent Monument is situated 1 mile northeast of St Catherine’s Church, Fivehead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fivehead and Isle Brewers.
Fivehead
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fivehead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Fivehead River, 8 miles east of Taunton. In 2011 the parish, which includes the hamlet of Swell, had a population of 609.
Isle Brewers
Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Isle Brewers is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Isle, 7 miles south east of Taunton. The village has a population of 150. The parish includes the hamlet of North Bradon. Isle Brewers is situated 1½ miles south of St Catherine’s Church, Fivehead.
Curry Rivel
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Curry Rivel is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, around 6 miles west of Somerton and 10 miles east of Taunton in the South Somerset district. Curry Rivel is situated 1½ miles northeast of St Catherine’s Church, Fivehead.
St Catherine’s Church, Fivehead
- Categories: building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Fivehead, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.0082° or 51° 0′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.90033° or 2° 54′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C3V235X+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 297049031OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q5117384
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In Other Languages
“St Catherine’s Church, Fivehead” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت كاترين”
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