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St John the Baptist, Hatherleigh, Devon

Location
(50°49′21″N, 4°4′16″W)
Hatherleigh
SS 542 046
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Devon
now Devon
medieval Exeter
now Exeter
  • Hazel Gardiner
14 September 2005

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Feature Sets
Description

The church comprises chancel , nave, N and S aisles , N transept, W tower and S porch. It is primarily late 15thc. and early 16thc. with roughly coursed rubble walling. The font is the only Romanesque feature.

History

In 1066, the abbey of St Mary and St Rumon, Tavistock held Hatherleigh. In 1086 it was held jointly by Geoffrey; Nigel; Ralph; Walter and St Mary and St Rumon. The tenant-in-chief was St Mary and St Rumon.

Features

Furnishings

Fonts

Bibliography

N. Pevsner and B. Cherry, The Buildings of England: Devon, 2nd ed., London, 1989, 475.

F. Arnold-Forster, Studies in Church Dedications: or, England's patron saints, London, 1899, 144.

C. and F. Thorn (eds) Domesday Book: Devon, Chichester, 1985, 5, 4.