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Church of St Mary

A Grade II* Listed Building in Bickleigh, Devon

  • St Mary: late medieval but rebuilt 1848 in Decorated style

  • St Mary: c13 unbuttressed west tower

  • St Mary: wall monument assumed to be Humphrey Carew, d.1616

  • St Mary: monument to Elizabeth Erisey (nee Carew), 1618

  • St Mary: Elizabeth Erisey (nee Carew), d.1618

  • St Mary: baby under effigy of Elizabeth Erisey, 1618, who died in childbirth

  • St Mary: inscription from the monument to Elizabeth Erisey, 1618

  • St Mary: wall monument to Peter Carew, d.1634, & wife Elizabeth (Chudleigh) d.1619

  • St Mary: inscription from the monument to Peter Carew, d.1634

  • St Mary: reassembled monument to Henry Carew, d.1681, & wife Dorothy (Mohun), d.1676

  • St Mary: Henry Carew, d.1681; armoured figure with long hair

  • St Mary: Dorothy (Mohun), d.1676, wife of Henry Carew in frilled headdress holding book

  • St Mary: one of two heiresses of Henry Carew from his monument

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Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 5 April 1966

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1106964

English Heritage Legacy ID: 96640

ID on this website: 101106964

Location: St Mary's Church, Bickleigh, Mid Devon, EX16

County: Devon

District: Mid Devon

Civil Parish: Bickleigh

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Bickleigh St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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