Historic Churches in Devon

St Peter's stands on a rise above the River Exe. There was a church here in the 11th century but the current building is mostly 15th century, with the addition of the superb Greenway Chapel (1517), a marvel of the late Perpendicular style, erected by a wealthy merchant. Look for plaster lion and unicorn figures on the mayor's pew, and an organ built in 1696, decorated with carvings [possibly] by Grinling Gibbons.
St Peter Stret, Tiverton, Devon, England, EX16 6RP

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Heritage Highlight: The Greenway Chapel, 1517, a masterpiece of early Elizabethan architecture
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A surprisingly large and spacious historic church in an isolated rural setting, approached by winding country lanes. One very unusual feature of Torbryan church is that it was built in a single 20-year span, from 1450-1470, and as a result, the building is a strikingly unified Perpendicular Gothic structure.
Torbryan Hill, Torbryan, Devon, England, TQ12 5UR

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St Mary's is a 15th-century building on the site of at least one earlier church. It boasts an exceptional 15th-century rood screen and painted stone pulpit as well as a beautifully carved Tudor door. Behind the churchyard is the Guildhall, created from the medieval ruins of Totnes Priory.
9 High Street, Totnes, Devon, England, TQ9 5NN

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Heritage Highlight: Outstanding 15th-century screen and pulpit
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A peaceful 12th-century church in an idyllic countryside setting, St Mary's has a Norman south doorway and font, 15th-century carved bench ends, and a 17th-century alabaster monument to an unknown country squire and his wife.
Upon Hellions, Devon, England, EX17 4AE

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Heritage Highlight: 17th-century wall tablet to a Jacobean squire
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A country church in an idyllic setting, mostly 14th century. Highlights include canopied tombs to members of the Larder family, lords of the manor, and an Italian painted reredos brought here in 1710. One window contains Flemish glass dating to the 17th century.
Upton Pyne, Devon, England, EX5 5JA

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Heritage Highlight: 1520 Edmund Larder canopied tomb
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St John's is a lovely country church dating primarily from the 15th century. Highlights include a 15th-century aisle roof with carved bosses, a late medieval font, and panels from a 15th-century rood screen reused to create a tower screen.
Warkleigh Barton, Warkleigh, Devon, England, EX37 9DE

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century tower screen panels
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An intriguing medieval church beside the late 18th-century manor of West Ogwell House (now the Gaia House retreat centre), West Ogwell Church stands in a remote setting, reached only by narrow, winding lanes. The core of this cruciform church was built around 1300, with the addition of a two-tiered west tower a century later.
West Ogwell, Devon, England, TQ12 6EL

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A large 13th-century church in a pretty Dartmoor village, known as 'The Cathedral of the Moors'. Highlights include medieval painted roof bosses and the remains of 15th-century painted screens across the chancel and aisles.
Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Dartmoor, Devon, England, TQ13 7TA

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval Three Hares roof boss
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St John's is primarily a 15th-century building, with remnants of an earlier Norman church. Highlights include an ornate stone pulpit, a richly decorated late medieval font, and a 15th-century roof with carved and painted bosses.
Witheridge, Devon, England, EX16 8AF

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Heritage Highlight: Richly carved 15th-century stone pulpit
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A small family chapel, built in 1800, is the final resting place of John Graves Simcoe, the 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. The chapel was later given to the Province of Ontario and is still Canadian territory. The interior has lovely late Georgian furnishings in Gothic style.
Dunkeswell, Honiton, Devon, England, EX14 4QL

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Heritage Highlight: Burial site of Lord Simcoe, 1st Lieutenant Governor of upper Canada
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