Church of All Saints, Trull

{{Short description|Church in Somerset, England}}

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The Church of All Saints in Trull, Somerset, England has a tower dating from the 13th century; the rest is 15th-century. The building has been designated as a Grade I listed building.{{cite web | title=Church of All Saints | work=historicengland.org.uk | url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1060446 | access-date=5 December 2007}}

The church was served by the monks of Taunton Priory until 1308.{{cite web |url=http://www.trullvillage.org.uk/history.htm |title=The History of Trull |access-date=5 December 2007 |work=Trull village website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831165946/http://trullvillage.org.uk/history.htm |archive-date=31 August 2007 }}

The east window, dating from the 15th century, depicts the crucifixion with St John and the Mother of Jesus at the foot of the Cross.{{cite web|url=http://www.trullchurch.org.uk/ourchurch.html |title=Our Church Heritage |access-date=5 December 2007 |work=Trull parish church |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060710044741/http://www.trullchurch.org.uk/ourchurch.html |archive-date=10 July 2006 }} The pulpit is believed to date from the 16th century, moving to its current position from the north arcade as part of a Victorian restoration around 1863.{{cite web|title=Heritage |url=http://www.trullchurch.org.uk/ourchurch.html |publisher=Trull Church |access-date=16 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060710044741/http://www.trullchurch.org.uk/ourchurch.html |archive-date=10 July 2006 }} The extensive mid-16th century bench ends include a unique pre-Reformation procession.{{cite web|title=Church of All Saints|url=https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1060446|website=National Heritage List for England|publisher=Historic England|access-date=11 September 2016}}

The lower portion of the tower is the oldest part of the building, with the south aisle being built in the 14th century and the north aisle in the 15th.{{cite web|title=Trull church|url=http://www.trullvillage.org.uk/church.htm|publisher=trull Village|access-date=16 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002154842/http://www.trullvillage.org.uk/church.htm|archive-date=2 October 2011|url-status=dead}} The tower holds six bells, two of which were cast before Protestant Reformation.

The parish is part of the benefice of Trull with Angersleigh within the Taunton deanery.{{cite web|title=All Saints, Trull|url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/trull-all-saints/|publisher=Church of England|access-date=16 November 2011}}

In 1899 a stained glass window by Charles Eamer Kempe in memory of Alexander and Juliana Horatia Ewing was installed in the church, overlooking their graves.{{Cite news| via = Newspapers.com| pages = 5| title = Ecclesiastical intelligence| work = The Guardian| accessdate= 24 May 2016|location = London| date = 16 August 1899|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5264861/memorial_ewing_window/}}{{Open access}}