List of churches in South Hams facts for kids
ʙ̩The following is a list of churches in South Hams, Devon, England.
Active churches
The district has an estimated 102 active churches for 84,300 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 826 people.
The only parish without an active church is West Buckfastleigh.
| Name | Civil parish | Web | Dedication | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St David, Ashprington | Ashprington | David of Wales? | Medieval | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | ||
| St Andrew, Aveton Gifford | Aveton Gifford | Andrew | Church of England | Modbury Mission Community | |||
| St Mary, Berry Pomeroy | Berry Pomeroy | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | ||
| St Mary the Virgin, Bickleigh | Bickleigh | Mary | 1866 | Church of England | Roborough Team | Benefice also includes St Anne, Glenholt in Plymouth | |
| Roborough Methodist Church | Bickleigh (Roborough) | 1951 | Methodist | Plymouth & Devonport Circuit | Current building 1960 | ||
| St Cecilia, Woolwell | Bickleigh (Woolwell) | Cecilia | c. 1990s | Church of England | Roborough Team | Meets in Bickleigh Down Primary School | |
| St Lawrence, Bigbury | Bigbury | Lawrence of Rome | Church of England | Modbury Mission Community | |||
| St Michael, Blackawton | Blackawton | Michael | Church of England | Stoke Fleming etc | |||
| St Mary, Brixton | Brixton | Mary | Church of England | Brixton & Yealmpton | |||
| St Peter, Buckland Tout Saints | Buckland Tout Saints | Peter | Church of England | Start Bay Mission Community | |||
| St Mary, West Charleton | Charleton | Mary | Church of England | Start Bay Mission Community | |||
| St Sylvester, Chivelstone | Chivelstone | Pope Sylvester I | Church of England | Start Bay Mission Community | |||
| St Mary, Churchstow | Churchstow | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Aune Valley Mission Community | ||
| St Michael & All Angels, Cornwood | Cornwood | Michael & Angels | Medieval | Church of England | South Dartmoor Mission Community | ||
| St Peter, Cornworthy | Cornworthy | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | ||
| St Mary, Dartington | Dartington | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | New building 1878 | |
| St Barnabas, Brooking | Dartington (Brooking) | Barnabas | C19th? | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | ||
| St Clement, Dartmouth | Dartmouth | Pope Clement I | Church of England | Dartmouth & Dittisham Mission C. | |||
| St Saviour, Dartmouth | Dartmouth | Jesus | Church of England | Dartmouth & Dittisham Mission C. | |||
| St Petrox, Dartmouth | Dartmouth | Petroc | Church of England | Dartmouth & Dittisham Mission C. | |||
| St John the Baptist, Dartmouth | Dartmouth | John the Baptist | Roman Catholic | ||||
| Dartmouth Baptist Church | Dartmouth | Baptist Union | |||||
| Dartmouth Flavel Church | Dartmouth | John Flavel | Methodist / URC | Torbay Circuit | |||
| St George the Martyr, Dean Prior | Dean Prior | George | Medieval | Church of England | Dart Valley Mission Community | Benefice also includes one church in Buckfastleigh | |
| St Mary the Virgin, Diptford | Diptford | Mary | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | |||
| St George, Dittisham | Dittisham | George | Church of England | Dartmouth & Dittisham Mission C. | |||
| St Andrew, East Allington | East Allington | Andrew | Church of England | Modbury Mission Community | Not contiguous with the other parishes in the benefice | ||
| St Winwaloe, East Portlemouth | East Portlemouth | Winwaloe | Church of England | Start Bay Mission Community | |||
| SS Peter & Paul, Ermington | Ermington | Peter & Paul | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | |||
| St Martin, Sherford | Frogmore & Sherford | Martin of Tours | Church of England | Stokenham Mission Community | |||
| St Leonard, Halwell | Halwell & Moreleigh | Leonard of Noblac | Medieval | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | ||
| All Saints, Moreleigh | Halwell & Moreleigh | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | Built by a local landowner as penance for killing the parish priest | |
| St Andrew, Harberton | Harberton | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | ||
| St Peter, Harbertonford | Harberton (Harbertonford) | Peter | 1859 | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | ||
| St Petroc, Harford | Harford | Petroc | Medieval | Church of England | South Dartmoor Mission Community | ||
| All Saints, Holbeton | Holbeton | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Yealm & Erme Mission Community | ||
| St Mary the Virgin, Holne | Holne | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Ashburton Moorland Mission Comm. | ||
| St John the Evangelist, Ivybridge | Ivybridge | John the Evangelist | 1882 | Church of England | South Dartmoor Mission Community | ||
| St Austin's Priory, Ivybridge | Ivybridge | St Austin ? | Roman Catholic | Ivybridge & Modbury Parish | |||
| Ivybridge Baptist Church | Ivybridge | FIEC | |||||
| Ivybridge Methodist Church | Ivybridge | Methodist | Plymouth & Devonport Circuit | ||||
| Ivybridge Salvation Army | Ivybridge | Salvation Army | |||||
| St Edward, King & Martyr, Kingsbridge | Kingsbridge | Edward the Martyr | Medieval | Church of England | Kingsbridge Mission Community | ||
| St Thomas of Canterbury, Dodbrooke | Kingsbridge (Dodbrooke) | Thomas Becket | Medieval | Church of England | Kingsbridge Mission Community | ||
| Sacred Heart, Kingsbridge | Kingsbridge | Sacred Heart | Roman Catholic | Kingsbridge & Salcombe Parish | |||
| Kingsbridge Family Church | Kingsbridge | Baptist Union | |||||
| Kingsbridge Methodist Church | Kingsbridge | Methodist | South Devon Circuit | ||||
| Kingsbridge Evangelical Baptist Church | Kingsbridge | Independent | |||||
| St James the Less, Kingston | Kingston | James the Less | Church of England | Modbury Mission Community | |||
| St Thomas of Canterbury, Kingswear | Kingswear | Thomas Becket | Church of England | Brixham | Other churches in the benefice are in Torbay | ||
| St John the Baptist, Littlehempston | Littlehempston | John the Baptist | Church of England | Dart Valley Mission Community | |||
| St Michael & All Angels, Loddiswell | Loddiswell | Michael & Angels | Church of England | Aune Valley Mission Community | |||
| Loddiswell Congregational Church | Loddiswell | 1808 | Cong Federation | Rebuilt 1861-1864 | |||
| All Saints, Malborough | Malborough | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Seaside Benefice | ||
| Malborough Baptist Church | Malborough | 1815 | Baptist Union | ||||
| St John the Baptist, Marldon | Marldon | John the Baptist | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | |||
| St George, Modbury | Modbury | George | Church of England | Modbury Mission Community | |||
| St Monica, Modbury | Modbury | Monica | Roman Catholic | Ivybridge & Modbury Parish | |||
| Holy Cross, Newton Ferrers | Newton & Noss (Newton F) | Cross | Medieval | Church of England | Yealm & Erme Mission Community | ||
| St Peter Revelstoke, Noss Mayo | Newton & Noss (Noss Mayo) | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Yealm & Erme Mission Community | Began as St John Baptist chapel of ease, St Peter's built 1877 | |
| St James, Avonwick | North Huish (Avonwick) | James | 1878 | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | Proprietary chapel, still owned by the Cornish-Bowden family | |
| Blessed Virgin Mary, Rattery | Rattery | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | South Brent & Rattery | ||
| All Hallows, Ringmore | Ringmore | All Saints | Church of England | Modbury Mission Community | |||
| Holy Trinity, Salcombe | Salcombe | Trinity | 1843 | Church of England | Seaside Benefice | ||
| Our Lady Star of the Sea, Salcombe | Salcombe | Mary | Roman Catholic | Kingsbridge & Salcombe Parish | |||
| Salcombe Christian Fellowship | Salcombe | Baptist Union | |||||
| St Edward, King & Martyr, Shaugh Prior | Shaugh Prior | Edward the Martyr | Church of England | Roborough Team | |||
| St James the Great, Slapton | Slapton | James | Church of England | Start Bay Mission Community | |||
| Slapton Gospel Hall | Slapton | Gospel Hall | |||||
| St Petroc, South Brent | South Brent | Petroc | Church of England | South Brent & Rattery | |||
| St Dunstan, South Brent | South Brent | Dunstan | Roman Catholic | ||||
| South Brent Methodist Church | South Brent | Methodist | Teignbridge Circuit | ||||
| Holy Trinity, South Huish | South Huish (Galmpton) | Trinity | C19th | Church of England | Seaside Benefice | ||
| St Clement, Hope Cove | South Huish (Hope Cove) | Pope Clement I | Church of England | Seaside Benefice | |||
| Hope Cove Methodist Church | South Huish (Hope Cove) | Methodist | South Devon Circuit | ||||
| All Saints, South Milton | South Milton | All Saints | Church of England | Aune Valley Mission Community | |||
| SS Nicholas & Cyriac, South Pool | South Pool | Nicholas & Cyriacus | Church of England | Start Bay Mission Community | |||
| All Saints, Sparkwell | Sparkwell | All Saints | Church of England | South Dartmoor Mission Community | |||
| St Paul de Leon, Staverton | Staverton | Paul Aurelian | Medieval | Church of England | Dart Valley Mission Community | ||
| St Matthew, Landscove | Staverton (Landscove) | Matthew | C19th | Church of England | Dart Valley Mission Community | ||
| St Peter, Stoke Fleming | Stoke Fleming | Peter | Church of England | Stoke Fleming etc | |||
| SS Mary & Gabriel, Stoke Gabriel | Stoke Gabriel | Mary & Gabriel | Medieval | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | ||
| Waddeton Oratory, Stoke Gabriel | Stoke Gabriel (Waddeton) | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | Private? | |||
| St Michael & All Angels, Stokenham | Stokenham | Michael & Angels | Church of England | Stokenham Mission Community | |||
| St Andrew, Beesands | Stokenham (Beesands) | Andrew | Church of England | Stokenham Mission Community | |||
| Chillington Methodist Church | Stokenham (Chillington) | Methodist | South Devon Circuit | ||||
| South Hams Christian Fellowship | Stokenham | c. 1980 | Independent | ||||
| St Michael, Strete | Strete | Michael | 1836 | Church of England | Stoke Fleming etc | ||
| All Saints, Thurlestone | Thurlestone | All Saints | Church of England | Aune Valley Mission Community | |||
| St Mary, Totnes | Totnes | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | ||
| St John the Evangelist, Bridgetown | Totnes (Bridgetown) | John the Evangelist | 1832 | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | ||
| SS Mary & George, Totnes | Totnes | Mary & George | 1902 | Roman Catholic | |||
| Totnes United Free Church | Totnes | 1877 | Baptist Union | Linked with Ichthus | |||
| Totnes Methodist Church | Totnes | Methodist | Teignbridge Circuit | ||||
| Totnes Gospel Hall | Totnes | Gospel Hall | |||||
| St Peter, Ugborough | Ugborough | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | Known as the 'Cathedral of South Hams' | |
| Bittaford Methodist Church | Ugborough (Bittaford) | Methodist | Plymouth & Devonport Circuit | ||||
| St Werburgh, Wembury | Wembury | Werburgh | Church of England | ||||
| All Saints, West Alvington | West Alvington | All Saints | Church of England | Kingsbridge Mission Community | |||
| St Mary, Woodleigh | Woodleigh | Mary | Church of England | Aune Valley Mission Community | |||
| St Bartholomew, Yealmpton | Yealmpton | Bartholomew | Church of England | Brixton & Yealmpton | |||
| Yealmpton Community Methodist Church | Yealmpton | 1909 | Methodist | Plymouth & Devonport Circuit |
Defunct churches
| Name | Civil parish | Web | Dedication | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary, North Huish | North Huish | Mary | Medieval | 1993 | Church of England | Churches Conservation Trust |
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