English Heritage sites near Eggesford Parish
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
11 miles from Eggesford Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
GRIMSPOUND
18 miles from Eggesford Parish
The best known of many Dartmoor prehistoric settlements, Grimspound dates from the late Bronze Age. The remains of 24 stone houses survive within a massive boundary wall.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
19 miles from Eggesford Parish
Beautifully sited on the fringe of Dartmoor, Lydford boasts three defensive features. Near the centre is a 13th-century tower on a mound, built as a prison.
HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
19 miles from Eggesford Parish
The remains of four 13th century stone farmsteads, on land originally farmed in the Bronze Age. This isolated Dartmoor hamlet was probably abandoned in the early 15th century.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
23 miles from Eggesford Parish
The group of monuments at Merrivale is one of the finest on Dartmoor: side by side here are the remains of a Bronze Age settlement and a complex of ritual sites.
UPPER PLYM VALLEY
27 miles from Eggesford Parish
This extraordinary landscape encompasses some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor.
Churches in Eggesford Parish
All Saints, Eggesford
Eggesford
01769 581712
https://www.littledartchurches.org.uk/
A small and isolated church, restored and much rebuilt in 1867. Some older fabric remains at the East end, the tower dates from the 15th century. The church com[prises and nave, chancel, north aisle with mortuary chapel, north porch and west tower. The interior dates mainly from the 1867 restoration, including the tiled floor, altar rails, choir stalls and pulpit. Seating includes some 18th century box pews.
The north aisle contains the family box pew of the Earls of Portsmouth which now contains the organ. The font is Norman, restored in 1919. There are two significant 17th century monuments to the Chichester family and a large18th century monument to William Fellowes in Italian marble.
We have a service every month that uses traditional language and some evening prayer and three Holy Communion services a year. We also hold a well attended candlelit carol service every December.
No churches found in Eggesford Parish