St. Giles Church
St. Giles Church is a church in Thurloxton, Sedgemoor District, England which is located on Church Lane. St. Giles Church is situated nearby to the village Thurloxton, as well as near the hamlet Shearston.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Address: Church Lane, Taunton, TA2 8RH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton and Church of St Peter, North Newton.
St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton
Church
Photo: Celiakozlowski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of St Augustine in West Monkton, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The parish church has an 88 feet tower, of four stories, with no pinnacles or fancy tracery on the windows, giving the tower a slender, austere look compared to the medieval Somerset towers of churches in nearby Taunton, for example. St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton is situated 1½ miles southwest of St. Giles Church.
Church of St Peter, North Newton
Church
Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Peter in North Newton within the English county of Somerset has a tower believed to date from Saxon times. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Peter, North Newton is situated 1½ miles east of St. Giles Church.
Church of St Mary, North Petherton
Church
Photo: trevor willis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary in North Petherton, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a grade I listed building. It is on the Heritage at Risk Register due to the condition of the roof and north aisle parapet. Church of St Mary, North Petherton is situated 2 miles northeast of St. Giles Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thurloxton and Shearston.
Thurloxton
Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thurloxton is a village and civil parish 5 miles north-east of Taunton, and 5 miles south-west of Bridgwater on the south-eastern slopes of the Quantock Hills in the county of Somerset, England.
Shearston
Hamlet
North Petherton is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the edge of the eastern foothills of the Quantocks, and close to the edge of the Somerset Levels.
West Monkton
Village
Photo: Celiakozlowski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West Monkton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 2 miles north east of Taunton. The parish includes the hamlets of Monkton Heathfield, Bathpool, and Burlinch and the western parts of Coombe and Walford, and had a population of 2,787 at the 2011 census.
St. Giles Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Thurloxton, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.06855° or 51° 4′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.03671° or 3° 2′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C3R3X97+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 694126443OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglican
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