Church of Saint Leonard
Church of Saint Leonard is a church in Pitcombe, South Somerset, England. Church of Saint Leonard is situated nearby to Bruton School for Girls, as well as near the hamlet Redlynch.Photo: Judith Bennett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church building in Pitcombe, South Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Leonard” and “St Leonard’s Church, Pitcombe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bruton School for Girls and Church of Saint Peter.
Bruton School for Girls
School
Bruton School for Girls was an independent day and boarding school for girls aged 2 to 18, near Pitcombe in Bruton in south east Somerset, England. By the 2009, the school comprised Sunny Hill Nursery, Sunny Hill Prep, a senior school and a sixth form with an overall attendance of approximately 250 pupils, of whom a third were boarders. Bruton School for Girls is situated 2,300 feet north of Church of Saint Leonard.
Church of Saint Peter
Church
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Saint Peter is situated 1 mile southeast of Church of Saint Leonard.
Sexey’s School
School
Sexey's School is a Church of England, co-educational state boarding and day school in Bruton, Somerset, England for 11-18 year olds. Sexey's School is named after Hugh Sexey who, in 1599, was appointed as a Royal auditor to Elizabeth I and later as a Royal auditor to James I. Sexey's Hospital was established in 1619 from the proceeds of his will, and the school was founded in 1889. Sexey’s School is situated 1 mile north of Church of Saint Leonard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bruton and Redlynch.
Bruton
Town
Photo: Nigel Freeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bruton is a small market town, and civil parish in Somerset, England, on the River Brue and the A359 between Frome and Yeovil. It is 7 miles south-east of Shepton Mallet, just south of Snakelake Hill and Coombe Hill, 10 miles north-west of Gillingham and 12 miles south-west of Frome.
Redlynch
Hamlet
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Redlynch is a village and former manor in the civil parish of Bruton, in Somerset, England. The 18th-century church and a folly named The Towers are of architectural interest. Redlynch is situated 1½ miles east of Church of Saint Leonard.
Yarlington
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yarlington is a village and civil parish, near the source of the River Cam, in the English county of Somerset. Administratively, Yarlington shares a parish council with nearby North Cadbury. Yarlington is situated 2½ miles southwest of Church of Saint Leonard.
Church of Saint Leonard
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Pitcombe, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.09283° or 51° 5′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.46871° or 2° 28′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C3V3GVJ+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 557973696OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q26543751
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