Holy Cross, Tetcott, Devon

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Location

(50°44′38″N, 4°21′50″W)

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Site Location

Tetcott

National Grid Reference

SX 333 965

Boundaries

pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Devon
now Devon

Diocese

medieval Exeter
now Exeter

Dedication

medieval Holy Cross
now Holy Cross

Type of building/monument

Parish church

Report authors

Hazel Gardiner

Visit Date

12 September 2005

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Feature Sets

Furnishings

Description

The church is aisleless and comprises chancel with S vestry, nave with S porch, and W tower. The fabric is red stone and granite. The nave and chancel are 13thc., the S transept is 13thc. or 14thc. (Historic England listing: 1252173). The porch is 19thc. as is the vestry. Romanesque sculpture is found on the font.

History

Before the Conquest Tetcott was held by Aldred and Alwin. By 1086 the Lord and tenant-in-chief was Iudhael of Totnes.

Features

Furnishings

Fonts

Bibliography

F. Arnold-Forster, Studies in Church Dedications: or, England's patron saints, London, 1899, 278.

C. and F. Thorn (eds) Domesday Book: Devon, Chichester, 1985, 17, 17.

N. Pevsner and B. Cherry, The Buildings of England: Devon, 2nd ed., London, 1989, 802.