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Summary

Shobrooke parish church, dedicated to st. Swithin. Extensively restored and enlarged in 1879-1880. South doorway dates from about 1160 (hoskins).

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1309753: CHEST TOMB 2 METRES FROM SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST SWITHIN
• Listed Building (II*) 1107048: CHURCH OF ST SWITHIN

Other References/Statuses

• Church of England HER: 4892
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS80SE/31
• Old Listed Building Ref (II*)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PARISH CHURCH (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV177625.

Author notes west tower and north arcade, the shelley memorial window of 1869, two 17th century pews and the church plate (pevsner).

CRESSWELL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV25789.

Author gives the dedication of the church to st. Thomas a beckett (cresswell).

Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV327135.

Church of st. Swithin. Anglo-saxon origins; rebuiilt with north aisle in 15th century; restored circa 1840; and thoroughly restored again in 1879. Volcanic rubble walls. Beerstone details. See doe list for full details of features.(doe).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV335.

Shobrooke parish church, dedicated to st. Swithin. Extensively restored and enlarged in 1879-1880. South doorway dates from about 1160 (hoskins).

SEE SS80SE/5, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV55941.

Parish history notes (undated) suggest that a cross was found in the churchyard in 1843, now at shobrooke barton (see ss80se/5) (everett).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV55944.

Hoskins, w. G. /devon/(1954)476.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV55945.

Pevsner, n. /the buildings of england: south devon/(1952)259.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV55946.

Cresswell, b. F. /dcnq/11,pt.1(1920-1921)322/milles' parochial collections for devon.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV55947.

Everett, a. W. /dcnq/27(1956-1958)10/churchyard cross, shobrooke.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV55948.

Aph=dap/fm 6,6a,7(26/7/1985).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV55949.

Doe/hhr:shobrooke/(30/11/1984)29.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV55950.

Griffith, f. /devon's past:an aerial view/(1988)106.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV55951.

Nmr=ss80se20.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV55952.

Aph=dap/is 1-3/(28/5/1987).

Griffith, F. M., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8774.

The church, st. Swithin's, is a handsome stone building. It has a somewhat dominant victorian south aisle, built by edward ashworth, but the oldest part of the church, the doorway, dates from the mid c12 (griffith).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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