St Petrock, Parracombe, Devon

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Location
(51°11′16″N, 3°54′21″W)
Site Location
Parracombe
National Grid Reference
SS 669 449
Boundaries
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Devon now Devon
Diocese
medieval Exeter now Exeter
Dedication
medieval unknown now St Petrock
Type of building/monument
Report authors
  • Hazel Gardiner
Visit Date
5 June 2001

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Feature Sets
Description

The church originally comprised a 13thc. nave, chancel and W tower,  Modifications were carried out to the nave in the 15thc and 16thc and the S aisle, S porch and vestry (abutting the chancel) were added at this time.  The font is the only 12thc. feature and is believed to have come from the church of St Martin, Martinhoe, having been found in the garden of the Rector of Martinhoe (Bulner-Thomas 1995, 3). 

History

Before the Conquest Parracombe was held by Brictwold. By 1086 William of Falaise was Lord and tenant-in-chief. 

Features

Furnishings

Fonts

Bibliography

I. Bulner-Thomas, St Petrock's Church, Parracombe, Devon (church guide), Horncastle, 1995, 

F. Arnold-Forster, Studies in Church Dedications: or, England's patron saints, London, 1899, 222.

C. and F. Thorn (eds) Domesday Book: Devon, Chichester, 1985, 20, 3. 

N. Pevsner and B. Cherry, The Buildings of England: Devon, 2nd ed., London, 1989, 624.