Cathedrals · South West England
Church of St Andrew
Church of St Andrew is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Church of St Andrew is a cathedral in england south west, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 1250. Cathedrals are seats of bishops in the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, and other Christian denominations across Britain.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Andrew's Church in Bere Ferrers, Devon, is a parish church in the Church of England The church contains the oldest stained-glass window in Devon (excluding Exeter Cathedral), dated at 600 years old. The building was probably built at various times between 1290 and 1340; it is recorded that an archpresbytery was founded here in 1333 and the north transept appears to be the earliest part of the church while the south aisle is the latest, perhaps 15th century.
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Background
History
Features of interest include the Norman font, an unusual altar stone, benches having benchends carved with traceried arches, and an early medieval monument to a knight and lady (probably of the Ferrers family, Latinised as Ferrariis: dative plural). In the church are two other monuments: another recess with effigy of a knight, and a tomb chest of the 1520s, perhaps for Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke (d. 1521/2). In 1821 the antiquarian draughtsman Charles Alfred Stothard was killed on falling while making a tracing from a window of the church: his tombstone is in the churchyard.
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- Coordinates
- 50.4503, -4.1715
- County
- Devon
- District
- West Devon
- Parish
- Bere Ferrers
- Postcode
- PL20 7JH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Established
- 1250
- Official site
- www.bereanglicans.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17527666 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Andrew's Church, Bere Ferrers (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of St Andrew?
- Church of St Andrew is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL20 7JH), in the parish of Bere Ferrers.
- When was Church of St Andrew built?
- Built or established in 1250.
- How do I get to Church of St Andrew?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PL20 7JH. It sits within the Torridge and Tavistock parliamentary constituency.