St Peter: cruciform church set in grounds of Tawstock Court
St Peter: origins date to late c12 but current church is mostly c14 Decorated; 76 ft. high tower with Perpendicular bell openings
St Peter: c.1320 reticulated south transept window; Perpendicular upper stages of tower; c16 south chapel
St Peter: c14 nave & crossing with Decorated arches pierced through the wall; mid c16 rood screen to chancel
St Peter: south wall of chancel filled with monuments; octofoil east window above three cusped lights
St Peter: monument to Frances (Kitson of Hengrave), d.1586
St Peter: Frances (Kitson of Hengrave), d.1586, wife of John Bourchier, Lord FitzWarin
St Peter: William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath, d.1623; alabaster monument with recumbent effigies; kneeling children at each end
St Peter: inscription from the monument to William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath, d.1623
St Peter: William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath, d.1623; coronet & ruff
St Peter: Elizabeth Russell, d.1605, wife of William Bourchier & daughter of Francis, 2nd Earl of Bedford
St Peter: Thomas Hinson, d.1614, & wife
St Peter: William Skippon, d.1633
St Peter: Maria St John of Bletsoe, d.1631
St Peter: George, son of Henry Fane & Elizabeth Southcote, d.1668 as a baby
St Peter: detail from monument to Henry Bourchier, 5th Earl of Bath, d.1654, with reference to his wife Rachael Fane, daughter of Francis, 1st Earl of Westmorland
St Peter: slate monument to John Wrey, d.1597, & mother Blanche Killigrew, d.1595
Entry Name: Church of St Peter
Listing Date: 25 February 1965
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1261627
English Heritage Legacy ID: 437098
ID on this website: 101261627
Location: St Peter's Church, Tawstock, North Devon, EX31
County: Devon
District: North Devon
Civil Parish: Tawstock
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Tawstock St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Exeter