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Devon - Places of Interest
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The Church of St. Nectan
Hartland, Devon
Tel: 01479 810000
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 St. Nectan, the patron saint of this church and parish, was one of many Celtic hermits
and missionaries associated with early Christian sites
in South-West Britain, South Wales and Ireland in
the fifth and sixth centuries.
The church as we have it is in the Perpendicular style of the fourteenth century, subject to restoration, particularly the windows,
in 1848. Although situated some 3 kilometres from the village of Hartland, the centre of the
manor, the church is one of the largest in this part of Devon, Hartland parish being in the top
ten percent of Devon parishes by population till the 17th. century. The only major addition in
the 1848 restoration was an increase in the length of the chancel. The size is
best appreciated from beneath the tower arch, being enhanced by the areas of
clear glass, the exceptional height of the tower arch itself, and the width of the
arches over the aisles. The piers of the arcades (four in the nave and one in the
chancel) are of limestone and appear to be earlier than some other North Devon
examples. The tower arch is over 8 metres high; from an early date and up to 1848
it contained a musicians' gallery.
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