St Benedict’s Church
The Anglican Church of St Benedict at Glastonbury within the English county of Somerset was built as a Norman chapel in the 11th century with substantial additions in the 15th and 19th centuries. It is a Grade I listed building.Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Benedict”, “Church of St Benedict, Glastonbury”, “St Benedict”, and “St Benedict’s Church, Glastonbury”
- Address: Glastonbury, BA6 9NB
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glastonbury Abbey and George Hotel and Pilgrims’ Inn.
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 1,000 feet east of St Benedict’s Church.
George Hotel and Pilgrims’ Inn
Hotel
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 570 feet northeast of St Benedict’s Church.
Glastonbury Market Cross
Memorial
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Glastonbury Market Cross is a market cross in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Erected in 1846, it was designed by the English architect Benjamin Ferrey and has been a Grade II listed structure since 1950. Glastonbury Market Cross is situated 470 feet northeast of St Benedict’s Church.
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 1½ miles southwest of St Benedict’s Church.
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 2½ miles southwest of St Benedict’s Church.
West Pennard
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 St Benedict’s Church.
St Benedict’s Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.14663° or 51° 8′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.71967° or 2° 43′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C3V47WJ+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 357450699OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17524668
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In Other Languages
“St Benedict’s Church” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس بنديكت”
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