Church of St Peter

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The Church of St Peter is the 13th-century Anglican parish church for the village of Shirwell in North Devon. It is a Grade I listed building and comes under the Diocese of Exeter. The family church of the Chichester Family who lived locally, the aviator and sailor Sir Francis Chichester, who was born in Shirwell, is buried in the churchyard. ()

Coordinates: 51°7'8"N, 4°0'17"W

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Church of St Peter – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon, Queen Anne's Walk, Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, Arlington Court.

3.7 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon, Barnstaple
94 min walk • Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon is a local museum covering the history and culture of the North Devon area and which is located in The Square in Barnstaple in Devon. The displays range from prehistoric times to the Victorian era. The building and its garden railings beside the river front have been Grade II listed since 1988.
3.6 miSW
Museum, Architecture
Queen Anne's Walk, Barnstaple
91 min walk • Queen Anne's Walk is a grade I listed building in the town of Barnstaple, North Devon, completed in 1713 as a meeting place for the town's merchants.
4.8 miN
51°11'18"N • 4°0'15"W
Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, Combe Martin
123 min walk • Amusement, Nature and wildlife, History museum
2.1 miNE
Museum, History museum
Arlington Court
54 min walk • Arlington Court is a neoclassical style country house built 1820-23, situated in the parish of Arlington, next to the parish church of St James, 5 1/4 miles NE of Barnstaple, north Devon, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
4 miNE
Zoo and small animal conservation centre
Exmoor Zoo, Barnstaple
103 min walk • Exmoor Zoo is a conservation centre in Exmoor, North Devon, England. The zoo developed from Exmoor Bird Gardens, opened on the site of a farm in 1982. The current owners took over in 1993, and have enlarged and developed the zoo, now specialising in the conservation of smaller animals.
3.7 miSW
Town, Forts and castles
Barnstaple Castle, Barnstaple
94 min walk • Barnstaple Castle stood near what is now the centre of the town of Barnstaple, Devon. When it was built, it was on the western side of the fortified town and commanded a good view of both the town and its important river crossings.
3.7 miSW
Memorial
Albert Clock, Barnstaple
94 min walk • The Albert Clock is a clocktower memorial in Barnstaple in Devon to Albert, Prince Consort, the husband of Queen Victoria. It has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since 1988.
3.4 miSW
Park
Pilton House, Barnstaple
88 min walk • Pilton House in the parish of Pilton, near Barnstaple, North Devon, Ex31, is an historic grade II listed Georgian mansion house built in 1746 by Robert Incledon, twice Mayor of Barnstaple, who was from nearby Braunton.
3.7 miSW
Bridge
Barnstaple Long Bridge, Barnstaple
96 min walk • Barnstaple Long Bridge is a medieval bridge linking Tawstock with Barnstaple in North Devon, England, spanning the River Taw. One of the largest medieval bridges in Britain, it is a Grade I listed building and ancient monument.
3.5 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple
90 min walk • The Queen's Theatre is a theatre in Barnstaple, North Devon, England. It assumed its current form in 1993, but the history of theatre in Barnstaple can be traced back to at least 1435, when minstrels, players, jugglers and buffoons were an established feature of Barnstaple's annual fair.
3.2 miSW
Cemetery
Barnstaple Cemetery, Barnstaple
81 min walk • Barnstaple Cemetery is the burial ground for the town of Barnstaple in Devon and is managed by North Devon Council. The cemetery opened in 1856 for the Barnstaple Burial Board and extends over an area of 13.2 acres and is bisected by a stream between the two slopes on which the cemetery is laid out.