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Remains of the Church of St James

A Grade II* Listed Building in Upton, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0558 / 51°3'20"N

Longitude: -3.4564 / 3°27'23"W

OS Eastings: 298022

OS Northings: 129505

OS Grid: SS980295

Mapcode National: GBR LK.FN6K

Mapcode Global: FRA 36NB.78F

Plus Code: 9C3R3G4V+8C

Entry Name: Remains of the Church of St James

Listing Date: 6 April 1959

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1248084

English Heritage Legacy ID: 429589

ID on this website: 101248084

Location: Somerset, TA4

County: Somerset

District: Somerset West and Taunton

Civil Parish: Upton

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description



SS92NE UPTON CP -

10/110 Remains of the Church of St James

6.4.59
- II*

Remains of former parish church. C14. Random rubble local stone, quoins. West tower and remains of walls to nave and
chancel of church, about 500 mm high and 20 m long, concrete coping blocks in poor condition at time of survey (May
1985), Three stage unbuttressed tower, rebuilt parapet with gabled corners, offsets to each stage, arched head
bell-openings blocked on each face except south, voussoirs to blocked west window opening, evidence of moulded plinth
to west face where land slopes away, C19 buttress in south-east corner, Ham stone tablet on south front with illegible
inscription; east front, offsets of former nave roof, 4-centred tower arch with remains of trefoil headed panelling to
jamb, arch filled with inserted rubble wall containing reset unglazed trefoil headed 2-light window, pointed doorframe
with double roll moulding and C19 iron gates, panel on inner wall of blocked west window, illegible. Evidence of
original entrance on south front, chancel wall on south front set in slightly from nave but continuous on north front.
There is reproduction of a C19 photograph showing the church intact but in a very poor state of repair in Church of St
James, Upton (qv). (Photograph in NMR).


Listing NGR: SS9802229505

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