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Church of St Andrew

A Grade I Listed Building in South Tawton, Devon

  • St Andrew: originally Norman church rebuilt c15 in Perpendicular style; porch added c16; restoration of 1881

  • St Andrew: embattled south aisle & porch; cusped Perpendicular windows

  • St Andrew: ashlar built west tower of three stages, battlements & obelisk pinnacles

  • St Andrew: nave & chancel under one roof; tall Beer stone piers with capitals only on the shafts; original wagon roof above nave, replacement above chancel

  • St Andrew: monument to John Wykes of North Wyke, d.1591; recumbent figure under low Beer stone tester with three Ionic columns

  • St Andrew: John Wykes of North Wyke, d.1591; known locally as 'Warrior Weekes' & named in list of County Militia, 1572

  • St Andrew: memorial to Robert Burgoyne of Braunton, dated 1651, with wife Margaret Whiddon of Chagford

  • St Andrew: baby in cradle, one of the slate figures below main Burgoyne monument dated 1651

  • St Andrew: memorial to Thomas Battishill of Drewsteighnton, d.1728

  • St Andrew: memorial to Aphrah, d.1727, wife of Thomas Battishill of Drewsteighnton, d.1728

  • St Andrew: memorial to William Oxenham, d.1743

  • St Andrew: memorial to George Oxenham. d.1779

  • St Andrew: memorial slab to John Oxenham, d.1705

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Entry Name: Church of St Andrew

Listing Date: 22 February 1967

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1106035

English Heritage Legacy ID: 95001

ID on this website: 101106035

Location: St Andrew's Church, South Tawton, West Devon, EX20

County: Devon

District: West Devon

Civil Parish: South Tawton

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: South Tawton St Andrew

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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