| Church of St Leonard | |
|---|---|
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  Location within Somerset | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Rodney Stoke |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°14′42″N 2°44′29″W / 51.2449°N 2.7414°W / 51.2449; -2.7414 |
| Completed | c. 1175 |
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.
Burials
- Sir Edward Rodney (1590–1657)
- Anne Rodney (1599–1630)
- Frances Rodney (d. 1659)
See also
- Grade I listed buildings in Mendip
- List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
- List of Somerset towers
References
- "Church of St Leonard". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
- "St Leonards Church". HEVAC Heritage. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
- Reid, Robert Douglas (1979). Some buildings of Mendip. The Mendip Society. ISBN 0-905459-16-4.
- "St. Leonard's Church. Rodney Stoke. Somerset". Heritage group for the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- "St Leonard, Rodney Stoke". Church of England. Retrieved 5 November 2011.