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St Andrew's Church, Westhall

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St Andrew's Church is a flint parish church in the village of Westhall near Halesworth in Suffolk, England, with a tower dating from the 13th century, a 14th-century chancel, and an eastern entrance dating from around 1100 reflecting its Norman-era origins and later medieval expansions in a non-standard layout of nave, south aisle chancel and tower. An active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, it was designated a Grade I listed building on 1 September 1953, and it preserves medieval decorative elements including a rare surviving screen depicting the Transfiguration and a font panel published on the cover of a scholarly work on pre-Reformation English religion. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building Type
Church 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Westhall, United Kingdom 2
Completed Year
1201 3
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Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Church 1
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1. St Andrew's Church, Westhall (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Andrew's_Church,_Westhall, lead definition
    St Andrew's Church is located in the village of Westhall near Halesworth.
  • Lead section
    St Andrew's Church is located in the village of Westhall near Halesworth.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Church)
    St Andrew's Church is located in the village of Westhall near Halesworth. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Waveney and Blyth, part of the archdeaconry of Suffolk, and the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
  • Uses Element: Flint, Article text
    The church is of flint construction and comprises a nave, south aisle chancel and tower.
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2. St Andrew's Church, Westhall (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Westhall, United Kingdom
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Westhall, United Kingdom
Wikidata item Q17527446, property P131/P17 (location): Westhall, United Kingdom
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3. Wikidata: St Andrew's Church, Westhall
  • Wikidata Q17527446, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)
  • Wikidata Q17527446, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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