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Church of St Laurence, East Harptree

12th-century church buildings in EnglandChurch of England church buildings in Bath and North East SomersetEngvarB from April 2014Grade II* listed buildings in Bath and North East SomersetGrade II* listed churches in Somerset
St Laurence, East Harptree (52049475208)
St Laurence, East Harptree (52049475208)

The Church of St Laurence in East Harptree, Somerset, England, was built in the late 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.The original 12th-century church was expanded in the 13th century and the tower added in the 15th. The three-stage west tower, which was built in the 15th century is supported by diagonal buttresses. The parapet was restored in 1633. The tower has a small polygonal turret in the north west corner and a parapet with gargoyles beneath it. It contains six bells. New seating was provided during repairs in the 1880s.The parish is now part of the benefice of East Harptree with West Harptree and Hinton Blewett, Litton with Chewton Mendip within the archdeaconry of Wells.

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