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Latitude: 50.9673 / 50°58'2"N
Longitude: -3.9298 / 3°55'47"W
OS Eastings: 264587
OS Northings: 120424
OS Grid: SS645204
Mapcode National: GBR KX.M88M
Mapcode Global: FRA 26NK.8TP
Plus Code: 9C2RX38C+W3
Entry Name: Church of St John Baptist
Listing Date: 20 February 1967
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1325735
English Heritage Legacy ID: 97174
Also known as: St John the Baptist's Church, Chittlehamholt
ID on this website: 101325735
Location: St John's Church, Chittlehamholt, North Devon, EX37
County: Devon
District: North Devon
Civil Parish: Chittlehamholt
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Chittlehamholt St John
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: Church building
CHITTLEHAMHOLT SS 62 SW
3/46 Church of St John Baptist - 20.2.67 GV II
Parish Church. 1838 by R D Gould. Roughly dressed, coursed stone rubble. Slate Church of St Johy dressed, coursed stone rubble. Slate roof with coped gable ends. Aisleless nave with shallow, narrower sanctuary at east end. Entrances to west end and on north side. Early English style. Gabletted angle buttresses to east and west ends of nave and to east end of chancel. Intermediate buttresses between the 5 bays of lancets on north and south sides with pointed arched hoodmoulds which have unusual hourglass shaped label stops. Stepped triple lancets to east and west end with moulded surrounds and nook shafts. Steeply pointed west doorway with heavily moulded surround and plank door of 2 leaves with strap hinges. Canted north porch with hipped slate roof, pointed arched doorway and lancet on north-west side. Interior: Painted plastered walls and segmental pointed arched ceiling. C19 furnishings entirely intact, including nave seating with trefoil pieced bench ends; stone reredos of 4 blind pointed arched panels with painted texts; wooden altar table with open traceried front and dies; polygonal pulpit on stone base; altar rails; timber entrance lobby; font with octagonal bowl supported on slender stem and modest screen with crenellated headrail, peaked at the centre, supported on chamfered timber posts. All windows except one on south side, 2 on north side and west window have diamond leaded coloured glass. Small stained glass window at east end of north aisle to Fanny Morgan d. 1939.
Listing NGR: SS6458720424
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