Church of St John the Baptist
The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist in Chilcompton, within the English county of Somerset, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Chilcompton, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St John the Baptist, Chilcompton” and “Saint John the Baptist”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Downside Abbey and Midsomer Norton railway station.
Downside Abbey
Church
Photo: D.O.G.A., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downside Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in England and is the senior community of the English Benedictine Congregation. Until 2019, the community had close links with Downside School, for the education of children aged 11 to 18. Downside Abbey is situated 1 mile southeast of Church of St John the Baptist.
Midsomer Norton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Shaun O’Sullivan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Midsomer Norton railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between Bath Green Park and Shepton Mallet. It served the town of Midsomer Norton in the English county of Somerset, which was also served by a second station known as Midsomer Norton and Welton railway station on the Bristol and North Somerset Railway. Midsomer Norton railway station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Church of St John the Baptist.
Church of St Vigor
Church
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Vigor in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, England, dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. Church of St Vigor is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Church of St John the Baptist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midsomer Norton and Farrington Gurney.
Midsomer Norton
Town
Photo: Nigel Shoosmith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Midsomer Norton is a town near the Mendip Hills in Bath and North East Somerset, England, 10 miles south-west of Bath, 10 miles north-east of Wells, 10 miles north-west of Frome, 12 miles west of Trowbridge and 16 miles south-east of Bristol. Midsomer Norton is situated 1½ miles northeast of Church of St John the Baptist.
Farrington Gurney
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farrington Gurney is a village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, England. It lies at the foot of the Mendip Hills around the junction of the A37 and A362, about 2 miles north-west of Midsomer Norton. Farrington Gurney is situated 2½ miles northwest of Church of St John the Baptist.
Paulton
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Paulton is a large village and civil parish, with a population of 5,302, located to the north of the Mendip Hills, very close to Norton Radstock in the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset, England. Paulton is situated 2½ miles north of Church of St John the Baptist.
Church of St John the Baptist
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Chilcompton, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.26972° or 51° 16′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.50747° or 2° 30′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C3V7F9V+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 863497576OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17552779
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In Other Languages
“Church of St John the Baptist” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس يوحنا المعمدان”
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