Old Church of St James, Upton
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The Old St James's Church is a former church in the village of Upton
, Somerset
, England, of which only the tower remains, overlooking Wimbleball Lake
. It has been designated by English Heritage
as a Grade II* listed building, and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust
. The church was declared redundant on 4 November 1971, and was vested
in the Trust on 24 May 1973.
The only parts of the 14th century church which remain are the from the lowest courses of the nave and chancel, and the tower, which has three stages and is unbuttressed.
The current parish church of St James was built in 1870 to replace this church.
Upton, Somerset
Upton is a village and civil parish north of Skilgate in Somerset, England. It is situated on a hill above the eastern end of Wimbleball Lake.-History:The parish of Upton was part of the Williton and Freemanners Hundred....
, 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, of which only the tower remains, overlooking Wimbleball Lake
Wimbleball Lake
Wimbleball Lake on Exmoor in Somerset, England, is a water supply reservoir constructed in the 1970s and completed in 1979.The high dam is of concrete buttress construction and impounds the River Haddeo to provide a water storage capacity of some 21,000 megalitres over an area of . Aggregate for...
. It has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
as a Grade II* listed building, and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust
Churches Conservation Trust
The Churches Conservation Trust, which was initially known as the Redundant Churches Fund, is a charity whose purpose is to protect historic churches at risk, those that have been made redundant by the Church of England. The Trust was established by the Pastoral Measure of 1968...
. The church was declared redundant on 4 November 1971, and was vested
Vesting
In law, vesting is to give an immediately secured right of present or future enjoyment. One has a vested right to an asset that cannot be taken away by any third party, even though one may not yet possess the asset. When the right, interest or title to the present or future possession of a legal...
in the Trust on 24 May 1973.
The only parts of the 14th century church which remain are the from the lowest courses of the nave and chancel, and the tower, which has three stages and is unbuttressed.
The current parish church of St James was built in 1870 to replace this church.