Church of St. Peter, Langford Budville
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The Church of St. Peter in Langford Budville
, Somerset
, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
The red sandstone church has the capacity for about 150 people, including the north aisle which was added in 1866 to accommodate worshippers from Binden House.
The tower was added in the early 16th century and the south aisle soon afterwards. The church was restored
in 1846 and the north aisle added in 1866. The vestry and organ chamber were added in 1873. The tower holds five bells which were re-hung as part of the refurbishment in the 1990s, which also included repairs to the roof and stonework. There is a War Memorial in the form of a brass plaque.
Until 1863 Langford Budville was a chapelry of Milverton
, and in 1930 Runnington was united with the benefice.
The parish is within the Wellington
and district benefice
which is part of the Tone deanery.
Langford Budville
Langford Budville is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated near the River Tone miles north-west of Wellington, from Wiveliscombe and west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish includes the hamlets of Bindon, Lower Chipley, Lower Wellisford, Ramsey and Runnington...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
The red sandstone church has the capacity for about 150 people, including the north aisle which was added in 1866 to accommodate worshippers from Binden House.
The tower was added in the early 16th century and the south aisle soon afterwards. The church was restored
Victorian restoration
Victorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...
in 1846 and the north aisle added in 1866. The vestry and organ chamber were added in 1873. The tower holds five bells which were re-hung as part of the refurbishment in the 1990s, which also included repairs to the roof and stonework. There is a War Memorial in the form of a brass plaque.
Until 1863 Langford Budville was a chapelry of Milverton
Milverton, Somerset
Milverton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated in the valley of the River Tone west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 1,385...
, and in 1930 Runnington was united with the benefice.
The parish is within the Wellington
Wellington, Somerset
Wellington is a small industrial town in rural Somerset, England, situated south west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district, near the border with Devon, which runs along the Blackdown Hills to the south of the town...
and district benefice
Benefice
A benefice is a reward received in exchange for services rendered and as a retainer for future services. The term is now almost obsolete.-Church of England:...
which is part of the Tone deanery.