| Church Of All Saints | |
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| Location | Downhead, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°12′51″N 2°26′34″W / 51.21417°N 2.44278°W / 51.21417; -2.44278 |
| Built | 14th century |
| Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 27 November 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1174065 |
  Location of Church Of All Saints in Somerset | |
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. The porch was added in 1751. The church tower contains three bells cast in 1782 by William Bilbie of Chew Stoke.
The interior of the church contains a Norman font and 18th century pulpit.
In 2007 funding from the levy on nearby quarries was obtained to pay for repair and restoration work on the bells.
The parish is part of the benefice of Leigh-upon-Mendip with Downhead within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
References
- ^ "Christ Church". Historic England. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- "Church of All Saints". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- Moore, J.; Rice R. & Hucker, E. (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clockmakers : the story of the renowned family of Somerset bellfounder-clockmakers /Clockmakers. The authors. ISBN 0-9526702-0-8.
- "Let the Bells ring. May 2007". Mendip Times. Retrieved 2 May 2007.
- "All Saints Chapelry, Downhead". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 30 October 2015.