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Church of St John the Baptist

A Grade I Listed Building in Stowford, Devon

  • St John the Baptist: mostly c15 Perpendicular church, restored 1874

  • St John the Baptist: view from the south-east

  • St John the Baptist: unbuttressed banded west tower with battlements & pinnacles

  • St John the Baptist: nave with granite piers, capitals on main shafts; medieval wagon roofs

  • St John the Baptist: wagon roof in nave, partly original c16 with some repair

  • St John the Baptist: south aisle roof, mostly original c15

  • St John the Baptist: wagon roof in chancel, 1874

  • St John the Baptist: memorial to William Harris of Kenegie, d.1661, son Christopher Harris of Hayne, d.1687, & his wife Elizabeth Trott, d.1698

  • St John the Baptist: memorial to William Harris of Kenegie, d.1667, son & daughter-in-law

  • St John the Baptist: memorial to William Harris of Hayne, d.1709, son of Christopher & Elizabeth (Trott)

  • St John the Baptist: monument to Christopher Harris of Hayne, d.1718, & wife

  • St John the Baptist: Christopher Harris of Hayne, d.1718

  • St John the Baptist: Mary Anne Buller of Morval, d.1726, wife of Christopher Harris of Hayne

  • St John the Baptist: inscription from the monument to Christopher Harris of Hayne, d.1718

  • St John the Baptist: monument to John Harris of Hayne, d.1767; Master of the Household to George II & George III

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Entry Name: Church of St John the Baptist

Listing Date: 21 March 1967

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1105532

English Heritage Legacy ID: 92530

ID on this website: 101105532

Location: St John's Church, Stowford, West Devon, EX20

County: Devon

District: West Devon

Civil Parish: Stowford

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

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