Historic Churches in Devon

Standing within the grounds of the National Trust's Arlington Court is this attractive 15th-century church, rebuilt in the Victorian period. Look for the 14th-century effigy of a woman and memorials to the Chichester family of Arlington Court.
Arlington Court, Arlington, Devon, England, EX31 4LP

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century effigy of Thomasine Raleigh

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St Mary's is a 13th-century church rebuilt in the late medieval period. It boasts a superb 16th-century carved rood loft and screen. There are medieval carved roof bosses, 15th-century bench ends, and historic tombs to the Champernowne and Bassett families.
Atherington, Devon, England, EX37 9HU

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Heritage Highlight: 16th-century rood loft and carved screen

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St Michaels is a 12th-century church, rebuilt in the 15th century. In the nave are a pair of beautifully crafted medieval wall paintings. Look for the 14th-century effigy of a priest and the finely carved Norman doorway.
Church Street, Axmouth , Devon, England, EX12 4AG

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century wall paintings in the nave and south aisle

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A 14th-century church with some of the earliest stained glass in Devon and tombs of the Ferrers family who rebuilt the church. There are beautifully carved 16th-century bench ends. The font is Norman, with a very unusual shell design, and there is a table tomb of Lord Willougby de Broke (d. 1522) in the north transept.
Bere Ferrers, Devon, England, PL20 7JH

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century stained glass and unusual 12th-century font

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Bovey Tracey's attractive medieval church dates to the 13th century but stands on the site of a much earlier Saxon building destroyed by Vikings. Highlights include a 15th-century painted screen, font, pulpit and eagle lectern all given by Lady Margaret Beaufort, the mother of King Henry VII.
East Street, Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor, Devon, England, TQ13 9EN

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century screen, pulpit, lectern and font

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St Nonna's Church, Bradstone, is a 12th-century church standing beside a Tudor hall with a beautiful 17th-century gatehouse. The oldest parts of the church building are early medieval, with the addition of a 15th-century tower.
Bradstone, Devon, England, PL19 0QS

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A superb country church in an idyllic setting. St Winifred's is primarily 13th century, with 15th-century additions. Highlights include an Elizabethan gallery and screen, an unusual three-decker Jacobean pulpit, and an impressive memorial to Joan Wadham (d. 1583) with her two husbands and 20 children.
Branscombe, Devon, England, EX12 3DA

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Heritage Highlight: 1583 Joan Wadham memorial

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The people of Braunton can claim with some accuracy to have been worshipping on the site of St Brannock's church since AD 550, when a Welsh missionary named Brannoc, or Brannock, came to the area to convert the locals to Christianity.
Silver Street, Braunton, Devon, England

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Heritage Highlight: 16th century carved bench ends

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In 1738 the 12th-century church at Cheriton was torn down and rebuilt here on a sloping hillside west of Brendon village. Highlights include a 12th-century font and richly carved free-standing piscina, presumably brought here from the earlier church. There is also a sundial dated 1707.
Church Hill, Brendon, Devon, England, EX35 6LG

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Heritage Highlight: Beautifully carved 12th-century pillar piscina

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The small village of Brentor is famous for its medieval parish church of St Michael de Rupe, which stands on a rocky tor overlooking the Burn valley. The tor is all that remains of an ancient volcano.
Brentor, Dartmoor, Devon, England

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