| Church of St Barnabas | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Queen Camel, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°01′19″N 2°34′26″W / 51.02194°N 2.57389°W |
| Built | 14th century |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 24 March 1961[1] |
| Reference no. | 431093 |
  Location of Church of St Barnabas in Somerset | |
The Church of St Barnabas in Queen Camel, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
A former church in Queen Camel was the mother church to Somerton, Chilton Cantelo and the surrounding area before 1140. In the 12th century the church was given to Cleeve Abbey.[2] The first recorded rector was in 1317.[1] The church underwent Victorian restoration in 1888.[2]
The church has a 96 feet (29 m) high tower, built in five stages,[3][1] which dates from around 1491,[4] The tower contains a heavy ring of six bells. While St Buryan in Cornwall is home to the heaviest ring of six bells by the weight of the tenor bell alone,[5] Queen Camel is the heaviest six in the world by total weight (all the bells combined).[6][7]
The interior contains memorials to many of the Mildmay family,[1] who were Lords of the manor. There is a wooden rood screen and octagonal stone font supported by four large carved supports.[8]
The churchyard contains a Commonwealth war grave of a Royal Navy seaman of World War I.[9]
The parish is part of the Cam Vale benefice, which includes Corton Denham, Sparkford, Sutton Montis, West Camel and Weston Bampfylde, within the Bruton and Cary deanery.[6]
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- ^ a b "Religious History" (PDF). Victoria County History. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Church History". Queen Camel Village. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ Poyntz Wright, Peter (1981). The Parish Church Towers of Somerset, Their construction, craftsmanship and chronology 1350 - 1550. Avebury Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86127-502-0.
- ^ "Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers". dove.cccbr.org.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ a b "St Barnabas, Queen Camel". Church of England. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "St Barnabas — The Clock and Bells". Queen Camel Parish Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Queen Camel, St. Barnabas". English Church Architecture. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ [1] CWGC Casualty record.