English Heritage sites near Throwleigh Parish
GRIMSPOUND
6 miles from Throwleigh Parish
The best known of many Dartmoor prehistoric settlements, Grimspound dates from the late Bronze Age. The remains of 24 stone houses survive within a massive boundary wall.
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
6 miles from Throwleigh Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
8 miles from Throwleigh Parish
The remains of four 13th century stone farmsteads, on land originally farmed in the Bronze Age. This isolated Dartmoor hamlet was probably abandoned in the early 15th century.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
11 miles from Throwleigh Parish
Beautifully sited on the fringe of Dartmoor, Lydford boasts three defensive features. Near the centre is a 13th-century tower on a mound, built as a prison.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
12 miles from Throwleigh Parish
The group of monuments at Merrivale is one of the finest on Dartmoor: side by side here are the remains of a Bronze Age settlement and a complex of ritual sites.
UPPER PLYM VALLEY
14 miles from Throwleigh Parish
This extraordinary landscape encompasses some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor.
Churches in Throwleigh Parish
St Mary the Virgin
Throwleigh
Okehampton
(01647) 432265
St Mary's, Throwleigh, is a beautiful village church set on the north-eastern slopes of Dartmoor. It has a rich history and there are many interesting features from both the pre-Reformation era - such as the Easter Sepulchre - and the Anglo-Catholic tradition which shaped its more recent past until the mid-Twentieth century. Look out for the increasingly famous Three Hares roof boss (not rabbits : ) We have recently formalised our long-standing links with our sister church and now form the one parish of 'Gidleigh with Throwleigh'.
St Mary's continues to be at the heart of this small rural community, hosting our local sub-post office twice a week, which would otherwise have disappeared four years ago. As well as different types of worship (usually 11.15am 2nd Sunday each month plus festivals) and community events, we host various concerts and are open every day of the year. Our churchyard is a haven for many species, not least after years of careful management to promote bio-diversity - all part of the 'community of Creation'. We are a FairTrade church. If you would like to be married here please contact Liz our weddings co-ordinator on [email protected]
We belong to a growing family of Anglican churches here in West Devon called the North Dartmoor Parishes, where everyone is welcome. For Jesus, there are no 'outsiders'; the same for us.
Weekly worship is available online; find the Youtube channel 'Chagford Church Online for the North Dartmoor Parishes' www.youtube.com
Revd Paul
Team Rector
Pubs in Throwleigh Parish
Northmore Arms
An unspoilt rustic pub, with traditional values and a hospitable welcome, The Northmore Inn is somewhat off the beaten track but well worth the effort to find it. Having been run by a group of local volunteers for nine months while new tena...