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Summary

Parish church of st. John the baptist. Much restored about 1847 and partly rebuilt. Oliver (monasticon exoniensis) says it was originally dedicated to st. Clement and that a chapel of st. Clement was first mentioned here in 1334, dependent on the mother-church of crediton (hoskins). St. Clement's chapel, kennerleigh, became a perpetual curacy independent of crediton after dissolution and was first presented to as a rectory in 1777 (reichel).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Church of England HER: 4881
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS80NW/4
• 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). SDV242.

Parish church of st. John the baptist. Much restored about 1847 and partly rebuilt. Oliver (monasticon exoniensis) says it was originally dedicated to st. Clement and that a chapel of st. Clement was first mentioned here in 1334, dependent on the mother-church of crediton (hoskins). St. Clement's chapel, kennerleigh, became a perpetual curacy independent of crediton after dissolution and was first presented to as a rectory in 1777 (reichel).

Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV325769.

Parish church. Tower and chancel c14, north aisle c15, all thoroughly renovated 1847-8. Red sandstone, volcanic and mudstone rubble with beerstone, hamstone and red sandstone ashlar detail. Slate roofs. Perpendicular. Low unbuttressed west tower in two stages. See doe list for full details (doe).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV58255.

Hoskins, w. G. /devon(1954)418.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV58256.

Reichel, o. J. /tda/54(1922)171/the manor and hundred of crediton.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV58257.

Doe/hhr:kennerleigh/(4/11/1985)33.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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