Church of All Saints, Wrington

The Church of All Saints stands in the large Somerset village of Wrington. A church has occupied the site since the 13th century, though most of the present building dates from the 15th century. Historic England recognises it as a Grade I listed building. The tall west tower rises to thirty-five metres and was praised in 1851 by Edward Augustus Freeman. The nave, aisles and south porch belong to the Perpendicular Gothic style. A stair turret rises from the south-east corner of the tower. The church has been remodelled and restored several times. Between 1420 and 1450 the nave and aisles were rebuilt and the west tower added. A major restoration from 1859 to 1860 replastered the walls, replaced the pews and installed new windows. In 2017 a reordering lifted the floor, laid underfloor heating and cleaned the masonry. The organ was first installed in 1859 by J. W. Walker & Sons. Inside, the nave is short but tall, with a lofty arcade and a fine tie-beam timber roof. The tower arch still shows the line of the former nave roof. The chancel has a restored barrel vault with gilded bosses and a 19th-century stone reredos by Charles Barry. Monuments include stone busts of John Locke and Hannah More in the south porch. The floor is paved with Jurassic Purbeck limestone and the pulpit is made from Caen stone.