Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip
The Church of St Giles in Leigh-on-Mendip, Somerset, England, dates from around 1350, and was rebuilt around 1500. It is a Grade 1 listed building, with an unusual faceless clock.Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Leigh upon Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Giles”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Bell Inn and Halecombe.
Halecombe
Quarry
Halecombe is a limestone quarry near Leigh-on-Mendip on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The quarry exhibits pale to dark grey well-bedded Carboniferous Limestone, about 350-320 million years old, dipping steeply and consistently northwards and numerous "fist-sized" calcite inclusions within the limestones both solid and hollow with internal calcite crystal growth. Halecombe is situated 2,600 feet east of Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip.
Church of All Saints, Downhead
Church
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church Of All Saints in Downhead, within the English county of Somerset, dates from the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. The tower was built in the 14th and the church has an 18th-century nave and chancel. Church of All Saints, Downhead is situated 3,600 feet south of Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nunney and Kilmersdon.
Nunney
Village
Photo: Nabokov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nunney is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It is located 3 miles south-west of Frome and the parish includes the hamlet of Holwell. Nunney is situated 3 miles east of Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip.
Kilmersdon
Village
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmersdon is a village and civil parish on the north eastern slopes of the Mendip Hills in Somerset between the towns of Radstock and Frome. It is located on the B3139 between Wells and Trowbridge in Wiltshire. Kilmersdon is situated 3 miles north of Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip.
Ashwick
Hamlet
Photo: Lyn Yates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashwick is a village in Somerset, England, about three miles north of Shepton Mallet and seven miles east from Wells. It has also been a civil parish since 1826. Ashwick is situated 3½ miles west of Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip.
Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Leigh-on-Mendip, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.22392° or 51° 13′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.44176° or 2° 26′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C3V6HF5+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 772945537OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q5117416
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In Other Languages
“Church of St Giles, Leigh-on-Mendip” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت جايلز”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Memorial Hall and Clubhouse.
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