POI category: Church

St Mary’s Chapel, South Zeal

St Mary’s South Zeal is an ancient Guild chapel, set in the heart of what was a 13th century ‘new town’. A fine 14th century cross (18 feet high) is ...

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St Andrew’s, South Tawton

St Andrew’s probably started life as the Manor chapel and is mentioned as early as 1199. It houses some of the finest roof carvings in Devon, with 171 roof bosses in ...

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St Mary’s, Sticklepath

Originally on this site there was an old thatched chapel which dated from 1146. The only relic that remains from the old chapel is a fragment of stone with red and ...

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St Swithun’s Church, Shobrooke

Open 9am – 6pm daily: St Swithun’s is the oldest structure in the village of Shobrooke and is of Anglo-Saxon origin. The church was rebuilt in the 15th century when ...

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Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton

Open 9am – 4.30pm daily: Visit the church with a fascinating 1100+ year history. In the early 10th century, Crediton was chosen as the cathedral for Devon and Cornwall (built c. 910 AD). ...

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Church of St Cyr and St Julitta, Newton St Cyres

Open 10am – 4pm daily (except Friday): The Church of St Cyr and Julitta stands on a small hillside overlooking the village of Newton St Cyres. It is dedicated to St ...

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Church of our Lady, Upton Pyne

Open 8.30am – 5pm, Thursday to Saturday (access can be requested for other days by contacting the email address below): The Church of Our Lady is at the heart of Upton ...

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Mary Harris Chapel, Exeter University

Open 8am – 10pm daily: The Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity within the University of Exeter was designed and presented to the University by Dr E. Vincent Harris, ...

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St Thomas à Becket, Sourton

St Thomas à Becket is a 14th Century church founded on an earlier settlement – going back before 970 when Aelfgyth was Chaplain and it was likely that there was a simple church ...

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