Historic Churches in Devon

St Mary and St Peter is a Norman church once owned by Exeter Cathedral. The church boasts an unusual 15th-century lectern depicting a chough, plus a Norman font, medieval wall painting, and several very good 17th/18th-century memorials.
Salcombe Regis, Devon, England, EX10 0JH

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval chough lectern

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A 15th-century church famous for its role in the 1549 Prayer Book Rebellion. A permanent display in the church tells the story of the rebellion. Look for a pair of Green Man carved roof bosses and a beautifully carved late medieval screen.
Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England, EX20 2ST

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Heritage Highlight: The birthplace of the Prayer Book Rebellion

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An attractive 13th-century church on the site of an earlier Saxon building. St Swithun's has a wonderful collection of 16th-century carved bench ends, an ornate 17th-century west gallery, and tombs to the Davie and Dowrie families.
Church Street, Sandford, Devon, England, EX17 4NE

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Heritage Highlight: Wonderful collection of carved medieval bench ends

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A delightful medieval church in an isolated position above the Meol Valley, St Peter's stands in a farmyard, far from the nearest village. The church dates to at least the late 13th century, and possibly earlier.
Satterleigh, Devon, England, EX37 9DJ

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Sidbury's attractive parish church dates to the Saxon period and retains its Saxon crypt. The remainder of the church is Norman and features wonderful medieval corbels heads and fragments of wall paintings.
Church Street, Sidbury, Devon, England, EX10 0SD

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval corbel heads

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A large 15th-century church in Perpendicular Gothic style, known for its collection of medieval Green Man carvings. The churchyard was the scene of a dramatic escape during the 1655 West Country Rebellion against Oliver Cromwell.
North Street, South Molton, Devon, England, EX36 3BW

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Heritage Highlight: Unusual 15th-century Green Man carving

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A 12th-century church in a lovely rural setting. There is a simple Norman font with a bowl of Purbeck marble, and in the sanctuary wall is a memorial to Robert Drake (d. 1600) a cousin of Elizabethan explorer Sir Francis Drake.
Southleigh, Devon, England, EX24 6SA

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Heritage Highlight: 1600 Robert Drake memorial

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There has been a church in Stoke Gabriel for over 1000 years but the oldest part of the present church dates to 1300. In the churchyard is an ancient yew tree estimated at up to 1400 years old. Highlights include a beautiful 15th-century chancel screen and a wineglass pulpit from the same period.
Church Walk, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England, TQ9 6SD

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Heritage Highlight: 1200-year-old churchyard yew tree

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One of the outstanding country churches of Devon, known for its 15th-century carved rood screen. The most famous rector of Swimbridge was Reverend John Russell, 'The Sporting Parson', who gave his name to the Jack Russell breed of terriers.
Church Lane, Swimbridge, Devon, England, EX32 0PR

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Heritage Highlight: Perhaps the finest medieval screen in Devon

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St George's is the finest Georgian church in Devon and one of the best in England. Built by John James in 1714, the early 18th-century galleried interior remains largely unaltered. In the churchyard is the grave of 18th-century playwright Hannah Cowley.
Fore Street, Tiverton, Devon, England, EX16 5DQ

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Heritage Highlight: The best example of a Georgian church in Devon

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