List of churches in Teignbridge facts for kids
The following is a list of churches in Teignbridge.
Active churches
There are churches in every civil parish. The district has an estimated 116 churches for 129,600 people, a ratio of one church to every 1,117 people.
| Name | Civil parish | Web | Dedication | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed Virgin Mary, Abbotskerswell | Abbotskerswell | Mary | Church of England | |||||
| St Andrew, Ashburton | Ashburton | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Ashburton etc. | |||
| Our Lady of Lourdes & St Petroc, Ashburton | Ashburton | Mary & Petroc | 1911 | Roman Catholic | Buckfast Parish | Current building 1935 | ||
| Ashburton Methodist Church | Ashburton | early C19th | Methodist | Teignbridge Circuit | Current building 1835 | |||
| Ashburton Quaker Meeting | Ashburton | 2004 | Quakers | Plant from Totnes Quakers | ||||
| St Nectan, Ashcombe | Ashcombe | Nectan of Hartland | Church of England | Haldon Mission Community | ||||
| St John the Baptist, Higher Ashton | Ashton | John the Baptist | Medieval | Church of England | Christow etc. | |||
| St Mary the Virgin, Bickington | Bickington | Mary | c. 1420 | Church of England | Ashburton etc. | |||
| St John the Baptist, Bishopsteignton | Bishopsteignton | John the Baptist | Medieval | Church of England | Haldon Mission Community | |||
| St John the Evangelist, Luton | Bishopsteignton (Luton) | John the Evangelist | Church of England | Haldon Mission Community | ||||
| Bishopsteignton Methodist Church | Bishopsteignton | c. 1820 | Methodist | Teignbridge Circuit | ||||
| SS Peter, Paul & Thomas of Canterbury | Bovey Tracey | Peter, Paul, Thom B | Medieval | Church of England | Bovey Tracey PPT & Hennock | |||
| St John the Evangelist, Bovey Tracey | Bovey Tracey | John the Evangelist | 1851–1853 | Church of England | ||||
| Holy Spirit, Bovey Tracey | Bovey Tracey | Holy Spirit | 1904 | Roman Catholic | Bovey Tracey Parish | Current building 1936 | ||
| Bovey Tracey Baptist Church | Bovey Tracey | C17th | Baptist Union | |||||
| Bovey Tracey Methodist Church | Bovey Tracey | Methodist | Teignbridge Circuit | |||||
| Heathfield Community Church | Bovey Tracey (Heathfield) | c. 2010 | MissionLifeGrace | |||||
| St Thomas Becket, Bridford | Bridford | Thomas Becket | Church of England | Christow etc. | ||||
| SS Peter & Paul, Broadhempston | Broadhempston | Peter & Paul | Medieval | Church of England | Beacon Parishes MC | |||
| St Luke, Buckfastleigh | Buckfastleigh | Luke | 1894 | Church of England | Dart Valley Mission Community | Prev. chapel of ease. Rebuilt 1999–2002 | ||
| St Benedict, Buckfastleigh | Buckfastleigh | Benedict of Nursia | Roman Catholic | Buckfast Parish | ||||
| Buckfast Abbey | Buckfastleigh (Buckfast) | Mary | 1882 | Roman Catholic | Buckfast Parish | Benedictine. Medieval abbey dissolved, restarted 1882 | ||
| Parish of New Martyrs Elizabeth & Barbara | Buckfastleigh (Buckfast) | Elizabeth & Barbara | Russian Orthodox | Meets in Buckfast Abbey (also Totnes, Laity Moor) | ||||
| Buckfastleigh Methodist Church | Buckfastleigh | Methodist | South Devon Circuit | |||||
| Buckfast Methodist Church | Buckfastleigh (Buckfast) | Methodist | South Devon Circuit | |||||
| St Peter, Buckland in the Moor | Buckland in the Moor | Peter | Church of England | Ashburton etc. | ||||
| St James, Christow | Christow | James | Church of England | Christow etc. | ||||
| SS Martin & Mary, Chudleigh | Chudleigh | Martin of T & Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Chudleigh & Trusham | |||
| St Cyprian, Chudleigh | Chudleigh | Cyprian | 1671 | Roman Catholic | Bovey Tracey Parish | Private chapel at first. Registered and legal 1791 | ||
| Chudleigh Baptist Church | Chudleigh | Meets in the local primary school | ||||||
| St Bartholomew, Coffinswell | Coffinswell | Bartholomew | Church of England | Coffinswell & Kingskerswell | ||||
| St Gregory the Great, Dawlish | Dawlish | Pope Gregory I | Church of England | Holiday Coast Miss. Community | ||||
| St Mary, Cofton | Dawlish (Cofton) | Mary | Church of England | Holiday Coast Miss. Community | ||||
| St George, Holcombe | Dawlish (Holcombe) | George | 1867 | Church of England | Holiday Coast Miss. Community | Prev. chapel of ease, consecrated 1945 | ||
| St Agatha, Dawlish | Dawlish | Agatha of Sicily | Roman Catholic | All Saints Parish | ||||
| Dawlish Baptist Church | Dawlish | 1970s | Independent | |||||
| Dawlish Methodist Church | Dawlish | 1861 | Methodist | Teignbridge Circuit | ||||
| The Strand Church, Dawlish | Dawlish | 1810 | URC | |||||
| Dawlish Church of Christ | Dawlish | Churches of Christ | ||||||
| Dawlish Christian Fellowship | Dawlish | 1939 | Independent | Of Open Brethren origins | ||||
| St Mary the Virgin, Denbury | Denbury and Torbryan | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Beacon Parishes MC | |||
| St Michael, Doddiscombsleigh | Doddiscombsleigh | Michael | Church of England | Christow etc. | ||||
| St Michael & All Angels, Dunchideock | Dunchideock | Michael & Angels | Church of England | Christow etc. | ||||
| St Mary, Dunsford | Dunsford | Mary | Church of England | Christow etc. | ||||
| St Martin, Exminster | Exminster | Martin of Tours | Medieval | Church of England | Exminster etc. | |||
| Exminster Methodist Church | Exminster | C19th | Methodist | Exeter, Coast & Country Circuit | Current building 1892–1893 | |||
| St Blaise, Haccombe | Haccombe with Combe | Blaise | Church of England | Shaldon Churches | ||||
| All Saints, Combeinteignhead | Haccombe with Combe | All Saints | Church of England | Shaldon Churches | ||||
| St Mary the Virgin, Hennock | Hennock | Mary | Church of England | Bovey Tracey PPT & Hennock | ||||
| St Paul, Chudleigh Knighton | Hennock (Chudleigh Knighton) | Paul | Church of England | Chudleigh & Trusham | ||||
| St John the Baptist, Holcombe Burnell | Holcombe Burnell | John the Baptist | Church of England | Tedburn St Mary etc. | ||||
| St Ida, Ide | Ide | Ida of Herzfeld | Medieval | Church of England | Shillingford, Alphington, Ide | |||
| Ide Congregational Church | Ide | 1864 | Cong Federation | Current building 1883 | ||||
| St Mary the Virgin, Ideford | Ideford | Mary | Church of England | Haldon Mission Community | ||||
| St Michael, Ilsington | Ilsington | Michael | Church of England | |||||
| Stover Polish Church & Home | Ilsington (Liverton) | Roman Catholic | ||||||
| St Andrew, Ipplepen | Ipplepen | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Beacon Parishes MC | |||
| Ipplepen Methodist Church | Ipplepen | early C19th | Methodist | Teignbridge Circuit | First building 1826, current one 1865–1866 | |||
| St Andrew, Kenn | Kenn | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Exminster etc. | |||
| All Saints, Kenton | Kenton | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Exminster etc. | |||
| St Mary, Kingskerswell | Kingskerswell | Mary | Church of England | Coffinswell & Kingskerswell | ||||
| St Gregory, Kingskerswell | Kingskerswell | Pope Gregory I | Roman Catholic | Newton Abbot Parish | ||||
| Kingskerswell Methodist Church | Kingskerswell | Methodist | Torbay Circuit | |||||
| St Michael, Kingsteignton | Kingsteignton | Michael | Church of England | Kingsteignton & Teigngrace | ||||
| Kingsteignton Community Baptist Church | Kingsteignton | Baptist Union | ||||||
| Kingsteignton Chapel | Kingsteignton | URC | ||||||
| St John the Baptist, Lustleigh | Lustleigh | John the Baptist | Medieval | Church of England | Moretonhampstead etc. | |||
| St Thomas the Apostle, Mamhead | Mamhead | Thomas | Medieval | Church of England | Exminster etc. | |||
| St Winifred, Manaton | Manaton | Winifred | Medieval | Church of England | Moretonhampstead etc. | |||
| St Andrew, Moretonhampstead | Moretonhampstead | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Moretonhampstead etc. | |||
| Doccombe Chapel | Moretonhampstead (Doccombe) | Church of England | Moretonhampstead etc. | |||||
| Moretonhampstead Community Church | Moretonhampstead | |||||||
| St Paul, Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot | Paul | 1859–1861 | Church of England | Newton Abbot Parish | |||
| All Saints, Highweek | Newton Abbot (Highweek) | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Newton Abbot Parish | |||
| St Luke the Evangelist, Milber | Newton Abbot (Milber) | Luke | 1936–1963 | Church of England | Newton Abbot Parish | |||
| St Mary, Wolborough | Newton Abbot (Wolborough) | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Newton Abbot Parish | |||
| St Joseph, Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot | Joseph | Roman Catholic | Newton Abbot Parish | ||||
| Shaldon Road Methodist Church | Newton Abbot (Milber) | Methodist | Teignbridge Circuit | |||||
| The Avenue Methodist & UR Church | Newton Abbot | Methodist / URC | Teignbridge Circuit | |||||
| Newton Abbot Salvation Army | Newton Abbot | Salvation Army | ||||||
| Bradley Evangelical Church, Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot (Highweek) | 1994 | Brethren | Meets in Bradley Community Centre | ||||
| King's Church Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot | Assemblies of God | ||||||
| Newton Abbot Quaker Meeting | Newton Abbot | Quakers | ||||||
| Cornerstone Christian Fellowship | Newton Abbot | Independent | Meets in Highweek Primary School, Coronation Road, Newton Abbot : Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. | |||||
| This Hope | Newton Abbot | 2010 | Independent? | Baptist Union church plant, maybe not BU member | ||||
| St John the Baptist, North Bovey | North Bovey | John the Baptist | Medieval | Church of England | Moretonhampstead etc. | |||
| St Bartholomew, Ogwell | Ogwell | Bartholomew | Church of England | Newton Abbot Parish | ||||
| St Clement, Bishop & Martyr, Powderham | Powderham | Pope Clement I | Medieval | Church of England | Exminster etc. | |||
| St Nicholas, Ringmore | Shaldon | Nicholas | Medieval | Church of England | Shaldon Churches | |||
| St Peter the Apostle, Shaldon | Shaldon | Peter | 1890 | Church of England | Shaldon Churches | |||
| St Ignatius of Loyola, Shaldon | Shaldon | Ignatius of Loyola | Roman Catholic | All Saints Parish | ||||
| Shaldon Methodist Church | Shaldon | Methodist | Teignbridge Circuit | |||||
| St George, Shillingford St George | Shillingford St George | George | Church of England | Shillingford, Alphington, Ide | ||||
| St Paul, Starcross | Starcross | Paul | Church of England | Holiday Coast Miss. Community | ||||
| St Andrew, Stokeinteignhead | Stokeinteignhead | Andrew | Church of England | Shaldon Churches | ||||
| St Mary, Tedburn St Mary | Tedburn St Mary | Mary | Church of England | Tedburn St Mary etc. | ||||
| St John the Evangelist, Pathfinder Village | Tedburn St Mary (Pathfinder V.) | John the Evangelist | Church of England | Tedburn St Mary etc. | ||||
| Tedburn St Mary Methodist Church | Tedburn St Mary | Methodist | Exeter, Coast & Country Circuit | |||||
| SS Peter & Paul, Teigngrace | Teigngrace | Peter & Paul | Church of England | Kingsteignton & Teigngrace | ||||
| St James, West Teignmouth | Teignmouth | James | Medieval | Church of England | Haldon Mission Community | |||
| St Michael the Archangel, Teignmouth | Teignmouth | Michael | Church of England | Haldon Mission Community | ||||
| Our Lady & St Patrick, Teignmouth | Teignmouth | Mary & Patrick | Roman Catholic | All Saints Parish | ||||
| Teignmouth Baptist Church | Teignmouth | Baptist Union | ||||||
| Teignmouth Methodist Church | Teignmouth | 1819 | Methodist | Teignbridge Circuit | ||||
| Teignmouth United Reformed Church | Teignmouth | URC | ||||||
| Teignmouth Salvation Army | Teignmouth | Salvation Army | ||||||
| Teignmouth Gospel Hall | Teignmouth | 1790 | Gospel Hall | Formerly known as Ebenezer Chapel | ||||
| North Teignmouth Community Church | Teignmouth | Independent | Linked with Baptist Union | |||||
| Mars Hill Church, Teignmouth | Teignmouth | Areopagus | 2009 | Independent | Meets in the Riviera Cinema | |||
| St Michael the Archangel, Trusham | Trusham | Michael | Church of England | Chudleigh & Trusham | ||||
| St Catherine, Whitestone | Whitestone | Catherine of Alexand. | Church of England | Tedburn St Mary etc. | ||||
| St Thomas, Oldridge | Whitestone (Oldridge) | Thomas | Church of England | Tedburn St Mary etc. | ||||
| St Pancras, Widecombe in the Moor | Widecombe in the Moor | Pancras of Rome | Medieval | Church of England | Ashburton etc. | Nicknamed 'Cathedral of the Moor' | ||
| St John the Baptist, Leusdon | Widecombe in the Moor (Leusdon) | John the Baptist | Church of England | Ashburton etc. | ||||
| Poundsgate Methodist Church | Widecombe in the Moor (Poundsgate) | Methodist | South Devon Circuit | |||||
| St John the Baptist, Woodland | Woodland | John the Baptist | 1532–1536 | Church of England | Beacon Parishes MC |
Defunct churches
| Name | Civil parish | Dedication | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity, Buckfastleigh | Buckfastleigh | Trinity | 1992 | Church of England | Destroyed by arson. St Luke's chapel of ease became parish church | |
| Holy Trinity, Torbryan | Denbury and Torbryan | Trinity | Medieval | Church of England | Churches Conservation Trust 1987 | |
| St Mary, Abbotsbury | Newton Abbot | Mary | Church of England | |||
| St Leonard, Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot | Leonard of Noblac | Medieval | c. 2005 | Church of England | Original demolished save tower 1836, C19th replacement now redundant |
| West Ogwell Church | Ogwell | Unknown | Medieval | 1981 | Church of England | Churches Conservation Trust 1982 |
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