St Andrew's Church, Clevedon
| Church of St Andrew | |
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 Location within Somerset
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| Town or city | Clevedon |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°25′58″N 2°52′21″W / 51.4329°N 2.8725°W |
| Completed | 14th century |
The Church of St Andrew in Clevedon, Somerset, England. Parts of the original 12th-century church remains with 14th- and 15th-century additions. It is on a hill overlooking the Bristol Channel, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
The church was built on Anglo-Saxon foundations.
It is the burial place of Arthur Hallam, subject of the poem In Memoriam A.H.H. by his friend Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The exterior of the church includes a carving which may be a Sheela na gig. The Anglican parish of Clevedon is part of the Portishead deanery.
St Andrew's was used in 2014 to depict the Broadchurch Parish Church and burying ground in the second series of the popular police drama Broadchurch.
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