Church of St John Baptist, Pitney
The Anglican Church of St John Baptist in Pitney, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th and 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Pitney, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of Saint John Baptist”, “St John the Baptist”, and “St John the Baptist’s Church, Pitney”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Hanging Chapel and Church of All Saints.
The Hanging Chapel
Historic building
Photo: Pam Goodey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hanging Chapel, more formally known as the Chantry Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Langport, Somerset, England, is a 13th-century archway, bearing a Perpendicular building known as the hanging chapel. The Hanging Chapel is situated 1½ miles southwest of Church of St John Baptist, Pitney.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
The Church of All Saints in Langport, Somerset, England, has 12th-century origins but was rebuilt in the late 15th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. Church of All Saints is situated 2 miles southwest of Church of St John Baptist, Pitney.
The Priest’s House, Muchelney
Historic building
Photo: Celiakozlowski, CC BY 3.0.
The Priest's House is a National Trust-owned property in Muchelney, in the English county of Somerset. It has been designated as a grade I listed building. The Priest’s House, Muchelney is situated 2½ miles southwest of Church of St John Baptist, Pitney.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Low Ham and Huish Episcopi.
Low Ham
Hamlet
Photo: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Low Ham is a village in the civil parish of High Ham in the English county of Somerset. At the time of the Domesday Book Low Ham was part of the estate of Serlo de Burcy, and was later known as Ham Burcy and Nether Ham.
Huish Episcopi
Village
Photo: Liz Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huish Episcopi is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the outskirts of Langport, 4 miles south west of Somerton. The parish has a population of 2,644, and includes the hamlets of Bowdens, Combe, Pibsbury and Wearne.
Langport
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Langport is a town of 3,600 people in the heart of Somerset in England. To the south of the town is Wet Moor, a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which is part of the extensive grazing marsh grasslands and ditch systems of the Somerset Levels and Moors.
Church of St John Baptist, Pitney
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Pitney, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.05317° or 51° 3′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.79375° or 2° 47′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C3V3634+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 863496220OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17553739
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