Church of St Leonard, Rodney Stoke
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The Church of St Leonard in Rodney Stoke
, Somerset
, England was built around 1175 and is a Grade I listed building.
The interior of the church contains a screen, bearing the date 1624, the gift of Sir Edward Rodney
, which includes a representation of the martyrdom of St Erasmus, who was killed by having his entrails removed.
The church underwent Victorian restoration
in the 1870s when a slow combustion stove was installed in a pit in the floor.
The parish is part of the Rodney Stoke with Draycott
benefice
which is within the Axbridge
deanery.
Rodney Stoke
Rodney Stoke is a small village and civil parish, located at , 5 miles north-west of Wells, in the English county of Somerset. The village is on the A371 between Draycott and Westbury-sub-Mendip....
, 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 was built around 1175 and is a Grade I listed building.
The interior of the church contains a screen, bearing the date 1624, the gift of Sir Edward Rodney
Edward Rodney
Sir Edward Rodney was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1642.Rodney was the son of Sir John Rodney of Rodney Stoke Somerset, and his wife Jane Seymour, daughter of Sir Henry Seymour and niece of Queen Jane Seymour. He was educated at...
, which includes a representation of the martyrdom of St Erasmus, who was killed by having his entrails removed.
The church underwent Victorian restoration
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 the 1870s when a slow combustion stove was installed in a pit in the floor.
The parish is part of the Rodney Stoke with Draycott
Draycott, Somerset
Draycott is a small village in Somerset, England, neighbouring the village of Cheddar on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
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 within the Axbridge
Axbridge
Axbridge is a town in Somerset, England, situated in the Sedgemoor district on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. The town population according to the 2001 census was 2,024.-History:...
deanery.