Historic churches · South East England
St Michael's Church, Monkton Combe
St Michael's Church, Monkton Combe — church in Monkton Combe, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Freshford · 2.5 km
About
St Michael's Church, Monkton Combe is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Monkton Combe, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3559°, -2.3285°.
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Heritage listing
St Michael's Church is the Church of England parish church of Monkton Combe, Somerset, England. It was also the parish church of Combe Down until the 1850s when the communities separated. It is a Grade II listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Michael's Church is the Church of England parish church of Monkton Combe, Somerset, England. It was also the parish church of Combe Down until the 1850s when the communities separated. It is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The structure is mostly mid-Victorian. Predominantly an example of Early English Gothic Revival, the structure has a steep pitched polychrome Welsh Slate roof and other aspects that clearly mark it from a distance as being a mid 19th-century construction. The main tower is surmounted by a gilded weather cock.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3559, -2.3285
- District
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Parish
- Monkton Combe
- Postcode
- BA2 7ES
- Parliamentary constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Nearest railway station
- Freshford — 2.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594776 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Michael's Church, Monkton Combe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Monkton combe church arp.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Michael's Church, Monkton Combe?
- St Michael's Church, Monkton Combe is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA2 7ES), in the parish of Monkton Combe.
- Is St Michael's Church, Monkton Combe a listed building?
- St Michael's Church, Monkton Combe is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St Michael's Church, Monkton Combe a protected site?
- Yes — St Michael's Church, Monkton Combe is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to St Michael's Church, Monkton Combe?
- The nearest railway station is Freshford, about 2.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA2 7ES.