Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett
The Church of St John the Baptist in Pawlett, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The Norman church of St John the Baptist replaced an earlier Saxon structure and the church is thought to have been a popular station on medieval pilgrimages from Watchet to Glastonbury.Photo: Celiakozlowski, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Pawlett, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Saint John the Baptist” and “St John the Baptist, Pawlett”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Michael and All Angels, Puriton and St Peter’s Church, West Huntspill.
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Puriton
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Church of St Michael and All Angels in Puriton, Somerset, England was constructed from local Blue Lias stone. It has an early 13th-century tower, with the remainder of the building dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. Church of St Michael and All Angels, Puriton is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett.
St Peter’s Church, West Huntspill
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Peter in Huntspill, Somerset, England, was established by 1208, rebuilt around 1400, and extended in the early to mid-15th century. It was gutted by fire in 1878 and restored over the next two years. St Peter’s Church, West Huntspill is situated 2 miles north of Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett.
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church
Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity at Chilton Trinity in the English county of Somerset was established in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 2 miles south of Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stretcholt and Dunball.
Stretcholt
Hamlet
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pawlett is a village and civil parish 4 miles north of Bridgwater, in the English county of Somerset. The parish includes the hamlet of Stretcholt. The village has Roman or Saxon origins.
Dunball
Hamlet
Dunball is a small hamlet west of the village of Puriton and close to the town of Bridgwater, Somerset, England. Just north of Dunball is Down End which is the site of Down End Castle a motte-and-bailey castle, which has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Puriton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Puriton is a village and parish at the westerly end of the Polden Hills, in Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 1,968. The local parish church is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels.
Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Pawlett, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.17879° or 51° 10′ 44″ northLongitude
-3.00156° or 3° 0′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C3R5XHX+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 813852109OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q5117451
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In Other Languages
“Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا المعمدان”
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