Abbeys & priories · South West England
Church of St Andrew
Church of St Andrew — church in Bere Ferrers, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bere Ferrers · 0.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Church of St Andrew is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1250. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Bere Ferrers, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.4503°, -4.1715°.
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Heritage listing
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.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tamar-Tavy Estuary SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Tamar Valley
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
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
- Nearest railway station
- Bere Ferrers — 0.7 km
- Official site
- www.bereanglicans.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17527666 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Andrew's Church, Bere Ferrers (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: BereFerrersChurch.jpg (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.
- Is Church of St Andrew a listed building?
- Church of St Andrew is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Church of St Andrew a protected site?
- Yes — Church of St Andrew is part of the Tamar-Tavy Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Tamar Valley National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Church of St Andrew?
- The nearest railway station is Bere Ferrers, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL20 7JH.