Abbeys & priories · South West England
St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary
St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary — Grade I listed church in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Feniton · 3.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1260. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed church in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.7527°, -3.2792°.
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Heritage listing
St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed building, a parish church in the Church of England in Ottery St Mary, Devon. The church is part of "Churches Together in Ottery St Mary" which includes the churches of four other denominations in the town.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: East Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed building, a parish church in the Church of England in Ottery St Mary, Devon. The church is part of "Churches Together in Ottery St Mary" which includes the churches of four other denominations in the town.
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Background
History
The parish church of St Mary's has been referred to as "a miniature Exeter Cathedral". Like the cathedral it is cruciform in plan, with transepts formed by towers Nikolaus Pevsner describes the building as “lying large and low like a tired beast”. It is 163 ft long, and the towers are 71 ft high. It was consecrated in 1260, at which time the manor and patronage of the church belonged to Rouen Cathedral, as it had from before the Norman invasion. Pevsner assumes that the tower-transepts and the outer walls of the chancel date back to 1260, and that the towers were built in imitation of those at Exeter. This Grade I listed building is one of 107 Listed sites in the area. The summary for the…
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- Coordinates
- 50.7527, -3.2792
- County
- Devon
- District
- East Devon
- Parish
- Ottery St. Mary
- Postcode
- EX11 1DQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Established
- 1260
- Nearest railway station
- Feniton — 3.8 km
- Official site
- ottervalechurches.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q17526083 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ottery St Mary Parish Church (5520738082).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary?
- St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX11 1DQ), in the parish of Ottery St. Mary.
- When was St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary built?
- Built or established in 1260.
- Is St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary a listed building?
- St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary a protected site?
- Yes — St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary is part of the East Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary?
- The nearest railway station is Feniton, about 3.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EX11 1DQ.