English Heritage sites near Spreyton Parish
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
8 miles from Spreyton Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
GRIMSPOUND
10 miles from Spreyton 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.
HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
11 miles from Spreyton 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
14 miles from Spreyton 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
17 miles from Spreyton 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
20 miles from Spreyton Parish
This extraordinary landscape encompasses some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor.
Churches in Spreyton Parish
St Michael
Spreyton
Crediton
(01647) 432265
St Michael's is set in the heart of the village of Spreyton and we would be pleased to welcome you to join us in worship or to look around our beautiful church (which dates back to at least 1451)...but this has been a sacred site for many centuries before that. You'll find a warm welcome here, as well as the increasingly famous Three Hares roof boss and the odd Archangel too.
We are a member of a family of churches called The North Dartmoor Parishes which stretches from Lustleigh to Chagford to Spreyton. It is an exciting time and we welcome people of all traditions - and none - to be part of what God is doing in this beautiful part of Devon. For Jesus there are no 'outsiders', the same is true for us.
We love to celebrate weddings at St Michael's; if you're interested in getting married here, contact Liz Watrous, our excellent Weddings Co-ordinator, on [email protected]
As well as being open every day of the year, weekly services and community events, weekly worship is available every Sunday online; just look for the Youtube channel Chagford Church Online for the North Dartmoor Parishes www.youtube.com
Revd Paul Seaton-Burn
Team Rector
Pubs in Spreyton Parish
Tom Cobley Tavern
Nestling on the edge of Dartmoor this 16th Century pub is named after a local folklore figure and should be on everybody's bucket list. The bar walls are decorated with CAMRA certificates and other accolades that have been won over the year...