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St Peter and St Paul, Holsworthy, Devon

Location
(50°48′35″N, 4°21′11″W)
Holsworthy
SS 343 038
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Devon
now Devon
medieval Exeter
now Exeter
  • Hazel Gardiner
9 June 2001

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Feature Sets
Description

The church comprises chancel, nave, N and S aisles, S porch, and W tower. Little of the original 12thc. structure survives. The S aisle and W tower are 15thc. and much of the rest of the material is 19thc. The church was restored in 1858, 1865 and also in 1881-2 by Otho D. Peter (Pevsner 1989, 492; Historic England listing: 1104945). 12thc. sculpture is found on the reset S doorway, and on two reset fragments in the S porch.

History

Earl Harold held Holsworthy before the Conquest. At 1086 it was held by King William.

Features

Exterior Features

Doorways

Exterior Decoration

Miscellaneous
Comments/Opinions

The form of the bases is paralleled at Holy Cross, Highampton.

The panel carved with the Agnus Dei, may have formed part of a tympanum (Pevsner 1989, 492; Historic England listing: 1104945)

Bibliography

F. Arnold-Forster, Studies in Church Dedications: or, England's patron saints, London, 1899, 155.

N. Pevsner and B. Cherry, The Buildings of England: Devon, 2nd ed., London, 1989, 492–493.

C. and F. Thorn (eds) Domesday Book: Devon, Chichester, 1985, 1, 38.