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Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Cothelstone

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Since 2000 significant repair work has been carried out. In 2002 the tower and porch were repointed. In 2006 the roof tiles were removed, new felt put underneath, the original tiles put back and the guttering repaired to keep out the west country weather. In 2008 the church was rewired, the lighting
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and an overseas donation from the Esdailes. Further renovation work is planned to the vestry, which is at the bottom of the tower, and the provision of a lavatory.
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All the above was paid for with nearly £45,000 raised within the parish, two small grants from sympathetic charitable trusts, a small contribution from the
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in 1864. It includes memorials to the Stawell family including: Sir Matthew de Stawell, died 1379, and his wife Elizabeth, and
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which is also a listed building. Services are held each week using the
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added to and the under-pew heating replaced with a modern equivalent.
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List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
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and Cothelstone within the archdeaconry of Taunton.
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Church of England church buildings in Taunton Deane
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Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Cothelstone is located in Somerset
Cothelstone
England
Coordinates
51°04′48″N 3°10′12″W / 51.0801°N 3.1700°W / 51.0801; -3.1700
romanesque
sandstone
Cothelstone
Somerset
listed building
restored
John Stawell
lords of the manor
Cothelstone Manor
1662 Book of Common Prayer
Bishop's Lydeard
Bagborough
Combe Florey
Diocese of Bath and Wells
List of Grade I listed buildings in Taunton Deane
List of towers in Somerset
List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells


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