St Andrew's Church, Clevedon

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Church of St Andrew
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St Andrew's Church, Clevedon is located in Somerset
St Andrew's Church, Clevedon
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or cityClevedon
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°25′58″N 2°52′21″W / 51.4329°N 2.8725°W / 51.4329; -2.8725
Completed14th century[1]

The Church of St Andrew in Clevedon, Somerset, England. Parts of the original 12th-century church remain with 14th- and 15th-century additions.[1][2] It is on a hill overlooking the Bristol Channel, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[3]

The church was built on Anglo-Saxon foundations.[4]

It is the burial place of Arthur Hallam, subject of the poem In Memoriam A.H.H. by his friend Alfred, Lord Tennyson.[3][5] The exterior of the church includes a carving which may be a Sheela na gig.[6] The Anglican parish of Clevedon is part of the Portishead deanery.[7]

St Andrew's was used as a filming location to depict the local parish church in all three series of the popular crime drama Broadchurch.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Historic England. "Parish Church of St Andrew (1129692)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ^ "The Church – Building and History". St Andrews Website. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Parish Church of St Andrew". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  4. ^ "St Andrew's". Clevedon United Benefice. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  5. ^ "St Andrews Church". Victorian Web. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  6. ^ "The Clevedon Sheela na gig". The Sheela na gig project. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  7. ^ "St Andrew, Clevedon". Church of England. Retrieved 21 October 2012.

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