Church Of St John The Baptist

The Church of St John the Baptist is a parish church that dates back to the 12th century, with significant features from around 1200 and a west tower added in the 15th century. The church underwent extensive restoration in 1862, during which the chancel was rebuilt. It is constructed from stone rubble with freestone dressings and has tiled roofs. The 12th-century nave includes a 1862 clerestory featuring alternating round and pointed arch windows, along with a reset corbel table adorned with carved heads from the 12th century. The south doorway has a depressed two-centred arch and early 13th-century shafts with leaf capitals.

The north and south aisles, chancel, and south porch were all built in 1862 in the Early English style, showcasing geometric traceried two-light windows and a similar three-light east window. The tall 15th-century west tower, characteristic of Somerset architecture, is divided into four stages and features set-back buttresses with set-offs, a moulded and embattled parapet, and a polygonal stair turret on the north side. The tower has Perpendicular bell openings, four-light Perpendicular west windows, and a moulded four-centred arch west doorway with a frieze of quatrefoils above.

Inside, the church has three bay north and south arcades. The north arcade, from the 12th century, features wide double-chamfered round arches supported by short round piers with square scalloped capitals. The south arcade, dating to around 1200, has moulded round arches and fine leaf capitals with small figures. The chancel arch is moulded and two-centred, resting on 12th-century responds, one with a scalloped cushion capital and the other with a capital depicting interlacing and fighting dragons at the base. The tall moulded 15th-century tower arch leads into the nave and chancel, both of which have hammerbeam roofs added in 1862.

Victorian furnishings include a carved stone pulpit, reredos, and benches. Notable wall monuments include those for Sir William Donnett from 1828 by Chislett in the south aisle, Thomas Moore from the 17th century, and Amos Barns from 1781, along with Thomas Barns from 1844.