St Mary & St Benedict: formerly belonging to Torre Abbey, church building is now mostly Victorian (1879-1880) after a series of fire & storms over several centuries
St Mary & St Benedict: c15 three-stage 76ft Perpendicular west tower with buttresses
St Mary & St Benedict: interior with Orleigh chapel to the right of two bays of octagonal piers with double chamfered arches; c19 chancel arch
St Mary & St Benedict: Perpendicular south east doorway with decoration of branches, leaves & shields
St Mary & St Benedict: memorial to Anthony Dennis of Orleigh, d.1641, & wife Gertrude Grenville of Stowe
St Mary & St Benedict: Anthony Dennis of Orleigh, d.1641
St Mary & St Benedict: Gertrude Grenville of Stowe, second wife of Anthony Dennis of Orleigh, d.1641
St Mary & St Benedict: coats of arms & upper inscription from the memorial to Anthony Dennis of Orleigh, d.1641
St Mary & St Benedict: children (eight kneeling & three lying down) & lower part of inscription from the memorial to Anthony Dennis of Orleigh, d.1641
St Mary & St Benedict: shield from the memorial to Anthony Dennis of Orleigh, d.1641
St Mary & St Benedict: memorial slab to Elizabeth Alston (nee Dennis), d.1664
St Mary & St Benedict: memorial to Phillip Vening, d.1658, aged six; demi figure, cheek in hand, right elbow supported by skull
St Mary & St Benedict: memorial to John Davie of Bideford & Orleigh, d.1710; merchant
St Mary & St Benedict: inscription to Juliana Davie (nee Pryce), d.1720 of smallpox, from the memorial to John Davie, d.1710
Entry Name: Church of St Mary and St Benedict
Listing Date: 20 February 1958
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1105169
English Heritage Legacy ID: 91384
ID on this website: 101105169
Location: St Mary and St Benedict's Church, Buckland Brewer, Torridge, Devon, EX39
County: Devon
District: Torridge
Civil Parish: Buckland Brewer
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Buckland Brewer
Church of England Diocese: Exeter