The following is a list of churches in North Devon.
The only civil parishes without churches are Pilton West and Queen's Nympton. The district has an estimated 130 churches for 94,600 people, a ratio of one church to every 728 inhabitants.
Name | Civil parish | Web | Dedication | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
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St James, Arlington | Arlington | James | Church of England | Shirwell MC[1] | |||
St Peter, Ashford | Ashford | [2] | Peter | Church of England | Barnstaple | ||
St Mary, Atherington | Atherington | Mary | Church of England | Two Rivers MC[3] | |||
SS Peter & Mary Magdalene, Barnstaple | Barnstaple | [4] | Peter & Mary Magd | Medieval | Church of England | Barnstaple | |
St Mary the Virgin, Pilton | Barnstaple (Pilton) | [2] | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Barnstaple | |
St John the Baptist, Newport | Barnstaple | [5] | John the Baptist | 1829 | Church of England | Barnstaple | |
Holy Trinity, Barnstaple | Barnstaple | [6] | Trinity | 1868 | Church of England | Barnstaple | |
St Paul, Sticklepath | Barnstaple | [7] | Paul | 1956 | Church of England | Barnstaple | |
St Mary, Immaculate Mother of God | Barnstaple | Mary | Roman Catholic | Immaculate Conception Parish[8] | |||
Barnstaple Baptist Church | Barnstaple | [9] | 1817 | Baptist Union | Current building 1861 | ||
Newport Methodist Church | Barnstaple | Methodist | Ilfracombe & Barnstaple Circuit | ||||
Christ Church Barnstaple | Barnstaple | [10] | Jesus | C17th | Methodist / URC | Ilfracombe & Barnstaple Circuit | Methodist and URC churches united 1988 |
Barnstaple Salvation Army | Barnstaple | Salvation Army[11] | |||||
Barnstaple Quaker Meeting | Barnstaple | Quakers[12] | Meets in Pilton Bluecoat Academy | ||||
North Devon Christian Fellowship | Barnstaple | [13] | Ground Level | Meets in Orchard Vale School | |||
Grosvenor Church Barnstaple | Barnstaple | [14] | 1842 | Independent | |||
Whiddon Valley Evangelical Church | Barnstaple | [15] | 1890 | Independent | Formerly Rackfield Evangelical Mission | ||
Freedom Church | Barnstaple | [16] | 1994 | Independent | |||
St Peter, Berrynarbor | Berrynarbor | Peter | Church of England | Berrynarbor & Combe Martin? | |||
St Mary's church | Bideford | [17] | Saint Mary | 1865 | Church of England | ||
St Mary the Virgin, Bishop's Nympton | Bishop's Nympton | Mary | Church of England | North Molton etc. | |||
Bishops Nympton Methodist Church | Bishop's Nympton | Methodist | S Molton & Ringsash Circuit[18] | ||||
St John the Baptist, Bishop's Tawton | Bishop's Tawton | [5] | John the Baptist | Medieval | Church of England | Barnstaple | |
Herner Chapel | Bishop's Tawton (Herner) | Church of England | Barnstaple | ||||
Bishop's Tawton Methodist Church | Bishop's Tawton | Methodist | Ilfracombe & Barnstaple Circuit | ||||
St Peter, Bittadon | Bittadon | Peter | Church of England | Ilfracombe & Bittadon[19] | |||
St Peter, Bratton Fleming | Bratton Fleming | Peter | CoE / Methodist | Shirwell MC[1] | CoE and Methodist churches joined 2004 | ||
Bratton Fleming Baptist Church | Bratton Fleming | [20] | Baptist Union | ||||
St Brannock, Braunton | Braunton | [21] | Brannoc of Braunton | Medieval | Church of England | Braunton & Saunton | |
St Anne, Saunton | Braunton (Saunton) | Anne | C17th or e. | Church of England | Braunton & Saunton | Rebuilt 1895-1896 | |
St Brannoc's Catholic Church, Braunton | Braunton | Brannoc of Braunton | Roman Catholic | Holy Cross Parish[22] | |||
Christ Church, Braunton | Braunton | Jesus | Methodist / URC | Ilfracombe & Barnstaple Circuit | |||
South St Evangelical Church, Braunton | Braunton | [23] | Partnership UK | ||||
All Saints, High Bray | Brayford | All Saints | Church of England | North Molton etc. | |||
St John the Baptist, Charles | Brayford (Charles) | John the Baptist | Church of England | North Molton etc. | |||
Brayford Methodist Church | Brayford | Methodist | S Molton & Ringsash Circuit[18] | ||||
St Brendan, Brendon | Brendon & Countisbury | Brendan | Church of England | Lyn Valley MC | |||
St John the Evangelist, Countisbury | Brendon & Countisbury | John the Evangelist | Church of England | Lyn Valley MC | |||
St Mary and St Benedict | Buckland Brewer | [24] | Saint Mary and Saint Benedict | Medieval | Church of England | Deanery of Hartland | |
Holy Trinity, Burrington | Burrington | Trinity | Medieval | Church of England | Little Dart MC[25] | ||
Bethesda Methodist Chapel, Burrington | Burrington | Pool of Bethesda | Methodist | S Molton & Ringsash Circuit[18] | |||
Holy Trinity, Challacombe | Challacombe | Trinity | Medieval | Church of England | Shirwell MC[1] | ||
Challacombe Methodist Church | Challacombe | Methodist | Ilfracombe & Barnstaple Circuit | ||||
St John the Baptist, Chittlehamholt | Chittlehamholt | John the Baptist | 1838 | Church of England | South Molton MC[26] | ||
St Hieritha, Chittlehampton | Chittlehampton | Urith | Medieval | Church of England | South Molton MC[26] | ||
Good Shepherd, Umberleigh | Chittlehampton (Umberleigh) | Jesus | Church of England | South Molton MC[26] | Monthly services only | ||
Umberleigh Christian Fellowship | Chittlehampton (Umberleigh) | [27] | Independent | ||||
Chittlehampton Methodist Church | Chittlehampton | Methodist | S Molton & Ringsash Circuit[18] | ||||
St Mary Magdalene, Chulmleigh | Chulmleigh | [28] | Mary Magdalene | Medieval | Church of England | Little Dart MC[25] | CoE and Methodist churches hold joint 'Beacon' services[29] |
St Mary, Cheldon | Chulmleigh (Cheldon) | Mary | Church of England | Little Dart MC[25] | |||
Chulmleigh Methodist Church | Chulmleigh | Methodist | S Molton & Ringsash Circuit[18] | Building closed 2009, now meets in Congregational chapel | |||
Chulmleigh Congregational Church | Chulmleigh | 1662 | Cong Fed[30] | ||||
St Peter ad Vincula, Combe Martin | Combe Martin | Peter | Church of England | Philip, James, Combe Martin? | |||
Combe Martin Baptist Church | Combe Martin | [31] | Baptist Union | ||||
Combe Martin Methodist Church | Combe Martin | 1830 | Methodist | Ilfracombe & Barnstaple Circuit | Current building 1883 | ||
St Peter, West Buckland | East & West Buckland | Peter | Church of England | Fourways MC | |||
St Michael, East Buckland | East & West Buckland | Michael | Church of England | Fourways MC | |||
St Michael, East Anstey | East Anstey | Michael | Church of England | North Molton etc. | |||
St John the Baptist, East Down | East Down | John the Baptist | Medieval | Church of England | Shirwell MC[1] | ||
St Mary, East Worlington | East Worlington | Mary | Church of England | Little Dart MC[25] | |||
St Mary, West Worlington | East Worlington (W Worlington) | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Little Dart MC[25] | ||
St Paul, Filleigh | Filleigh | Paul | Medieval | CoE / Methodist | South Molton MC[26] | Rebuilt 1732. CoE & Methodist churches joined 1974 | |
Church of St Peter, Fremington | Fremington | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Fremington, Instow, Westleigh[32] | ||
Fremington Methodist Church | Fremington | Methodist | Ilfracombe & Barnstaple Circuit | ||||
Coastal Community Church | Fremington (Sticklepath) | [33] | Assemblies of God | ||||
St George, George Nympton | George Nympton | George | Church of England | South Molton MC[26] | |||
St George, Georgeham | Georgeham | George | Church of England | Georgeham & Croyde | |||
St Mary Magdalene, Croyde | Georgeham (Croyde) | Mary Magdalene | Church of England | Georgeham & Croyde | |||
Croyde Baptist Church | Georgeham (Croyde) | Baptist Union | |||||
St Gregory, Goodleigh | Goodleigh | Pope Gregory I | Church of England | Barnstaple | |||
Goodleigh Methodist Church | Goodleigh | Methodist | Ilfracombe & Barnstaple Circuit | ||||
St Augustine, Heanton Punchardon | Heanton Punchardon | Augustine? | Medieval | Church of England | Villages MC[34] | ||
St Michael, Horwood | Horwood, Lovacott & Newton Tracey | Michael | Church of England | Two Rivers MC[3] | |||
St Thomas-a-Beckett, Newton Tracey | Horwood, Lovacott & Newton Tracey | Thomas Becket | Church of England | Two Rivers MC[3] | |||
Holy Trinity Church, Ilfracombe | Ilfracombe | Trinity | Medieval | Church of England | Ilfracombe & Bittadon[19] | ||
SS Philip & James, Ilfracombe | Ilfracombe | [35] | Philip & James the L | 1857 | Church of England | Philip, James, Combe Martin? | |
St Peter, Ilfracombe | Ilfracombe | Peter | 1903 | Church of England | Ilfracombe & Bittadon[19] | ||
SS Matthew & Wardrede, Lee | Ilfracombe (Lee) | Matthew & Wardrede | Medieval | Church of England | Coastal Parishes[36] | Rebuilt 1835 | |
Our Lady Star of the Sea, Ilfracombe | Ilfracombe | Mary | Roman Catholic | Holy Cross Parish[22] | |||
Ilfracombe Baptist Church | Ilfracombe | [37] | 1852 | Baptist Union | Current building 1891 | ||
Emmanuel, Ilfracombe | Ilfracombe | [38] | Jesus | C18th | Methodist / URC | Ilfracombe & Barnstaple Circuit | Methodist & URC churches united 1989 |
Brookdale Evangelical Church | Ilfracombe | FIEC | |||||
Encounter Church, Ilfracombe | Ilfracombe | [39] | Independent | Previously Ilfracombe Christian Fellowship | |||
St John the Baptist, Instow | Instow | John the Baptist | Medieval | Church of England | Fremington, Instow, Westleigh[32] | ||
All Saints Chapel, Instow | Instow | All Saints | 1936 | Church of England | Fremington, Instow, Westleigh[32] | Monthly services only | |
St Thomas, Kentisbury | Kentisbury | Thomas | Church of England | Shirwell MC[1] | |||
St James the Apostle, Kingsnympton | King's Nympton | James | Church of England | South Molton MC[26] | |||
Kings Nympton Methodist Church | King's Nympton | Methodist | S Molton & Ringsash Circuit[18] | ||||
St Peter, Knowstone | Knowstone | Peter | Church of England | North Molton etc. | |||
St Paul, Landkey | Landkey | [40] | Paul | Medieval | Church of England | Fourways MC | |
St Michael & All Angels, Loxhore | Loxhore | Michael & Angels | Medieval | Church of England | Shirwell MC[1] | ||
Lower Loxhore Methodist Church | Loxhore | Methodist | Ilfracombe & Barnstaple Circuit | ||||
St Mary the Virgin, Lynton | Lynton & Lynmouth | [41] | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Lyn Valley MC | |
St John the Baptist, Lynmouth | Lynton & Lynmouth | John the Baptist | Church of England | Lyn Valley MC | |||
St Bartholomew, Barbrook | Lynton & Lynmouth (Barbrook) | Bartholomew | 1875 | Church of England | Lyn Valley MC | ||
Most Holy Saviour, Lynton | Lynton & Lynmouth | Jesus | Roman Catholic | Holy Cross Parish[22] | |||
Lynton URC | Lynton & Lynmouth | [42] | URC | ||||
St Mary, Mariansleigh | Mariansleigh | Mary | Church of England | North Molton etc. | |||
St Martin, Martinhoe | Martinhoe | Martin of Tours | Church of England | Lyn Valley MC | |||
St Michael & All Angels, Marwood | Marwood | Michael & Angels | Medieval | Church of England | Villages MC[34] | ||
Marwood Methodist Church | Marwood | Methodist | Ilfracombe & Barnstaple Circuit | ||||
Muddiford URC | Marwood (Muddiford) | URC | |||||
St John, Meshaw | Meshaw | John the Baptist | Medieval | Church of England | Little Dart MC[25] | ||
St Mary, Molland | Molland | Mary | Church of England | North Molton etc. | |||
St Mary Magdalene, Mortehoe | Mortehoe | Mary Magdalene | Medieval | Church of England | Coastal Parishes[36] | ||
St Sabinus, Woolacombe | Mortehoe (Woolacombe) | Sabinus of Spoleto | 1912 | Church of England | Coastal Parishes[36] | ||
St Margaret of Antioch | Northam | Saint Margaret | Medieval | Church of England | Torridge Coastal Mission Community | ||
All Saints, North Molton | North Molton | All Saints | Church of England | North Molton etc. | |||
North Molton Methodist Church | North Molton | Methodist | S Molton & Ringsash Circuit[18] | ||||
Christ Church, Parracombe | Parracombe | Jesus | 1879 | Church of England | Lyn Valley Churches | Replaced St Petroc's (see below) | |
All Saints, Rackenford | Rackenford | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Exe Valley MC[43] | ||
St Rumon, Romansleigh | Romansleigh | Rumon | Medieval | Church of England | Little Dart MC[25] | Rebuilt 1868 | |
St Peter, Rose Ash | Rose Ash | Peter | Church of England | North Molton etc. | |||
St John the Evangelist, Warkleigh | Satterleigh & Warkleigh | John the Evangelist | Medieval | Church of England | South Molton MC[26] | ||
St Peter, Shirwell | Shirwell | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Shirwell MC[1] | ||
St Mary Magdalene, South Molton | South Molton | [44] | Mary Magdalene | Medieval | Church of England | South Molton MC[26] | |
St Joseph, South Molton | South Molton | Joseph | Roman Catholic | Immaculate Conception Parish[8] | |||
South Molton Baptist Church | South Molton | [45] | Baptist Union | ||||
South Molton Methodist Church | South Molton | [46] | Methodist | S Molton & Ringsash Circuit[18] | |||
South Molton Gospel Hall | South Molton | [47] | Gospel Hall | ||||
St Bartholomew, Stoke Rivers | Stoke Rivers | Bartholomew | Medieval | Church of England | Shirwell MC[1] | ||
St James, Swimbridge | Swimbridge | [48] | James | Medieval | Church of England | Fourways MC | |
Holy Name, Gunn | Swimbridge (Gunn) | Church of England | Fourways MC | ||||
St Peter, Tawstock | Tawstock | Peter | Church of England | Two Rivers MC[3] | |||
Roundswell Church | Tawstock (Roundswell) | [49] | Baptist Union | ||||
Sticklepath Methodist Church | Tawstock (Roundswell) | Methodist | Ilfracombe & Barnstaple Circuit | ||||
St Peter, Trentishoe | Trentishoe | Peter | Church of England | ||||
St Peter, Twitchen | Twitchen | Peter | Church of England | North Molton etc. | |||
St Petrock, West Anstey | West Anstey | Petroc | Church of England | North Molton etc. | |||
St Calixtus, West Down | West Down | Pope Callixtus I | Medieval | Church of England | Villages MC[34] | Unusual dedication | |
St Peter, Westleigh | Westleigh | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Fremington, Instow, Westleigh[32] | ||
St John the Baptist, Witheridge | Witheridge | John the Baptist | Medieval | Church of England | Little Dart MC[25] | Also serves Creacombe | |
Witheridge Methodist Church | Witheridge | Methodist | Ringsash Circuit[50] |
Name | Civil parish | Dedication | Ref | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
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Immaculate Conception, Barnstaple | Barnstaple | Immaculate Conception | [51] | 1855 | Roman Catholic | ||
St Petrock, Parracombe | Parracombe | Petroc | Medieval | 1969 | Church of England | Churches Conservation Trust 1971 | |
St Peter, Satterleigh | Satterleigh & Warkleigh | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Churches Conservation Trust 1996 |
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