Church of St Andrew, Chew Magna
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| Location | Chew Magna, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°22′00″N 2°36′35″W / 51.36667°N 2.60972°WCoordinates: 51°22′00″N 2°36′35″W / 51.36667°N 2.60972°W |
| Built | 12th century |
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Listed Building – Grade I
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| Designated | 21 September 1960 |
| Reference no. | 32918 |
 Location of Church of St Andrew in Somerset
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The Church of St Andrew in Chew Magna, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century with a large 15th-century pinnacled sandstone tower, a Norman font and a rood screen that is the full width of the church. It is a Grade I listed building.
The church was restored in 1860 and has a register commencing in 1562. The tower is about one hundred feet tall and was probably built about 1440. There has been a clock on the tower since the early 18th century. There is a peal of eight bells in the tower. Tenor 28 cwt in C. The original five bells were re-cast by the celebrated Thomas Bilbie of Chew Stoke in 1735 to make a peal of six, and in 1898 four of these were re-cast and two were repaired by Messrs. Mears and Stainbank of London to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Two additional bells, the gift of Brigadier Ommanney, were added in 1928 to complete the octave, which still contains two of the Bilbie bells. The present clock, installed in 1903, plays a verse of a hymn every four hours, at 8 am, noon, 4 and 8 pm, with a different hymn tune for every day of the week.
It is next to Chew Court which was originally a palace for Gisa the Bishop of Bath and Wells,
Thomas Minor was baptized in St. Andrew's in 1608. A modern plaque is mounted on St. Andrew's wall to commemorate the events He then migrated to the United States in 1629 becoming one of the founders of Stonington, CT. The Thomas Minor Society documents his history and genealogy.
The church is within the joint benefice with the Church of St Michael, Dundry and Holy Trinity Church, Norton Malreward.
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