St Petrock's Church, Exmoor National Park

Name: St Petrock's Church
Address: Exmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#22 among attractions in Exmoor National Park

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St Petrock's Church, Exmoor National Park

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St Petrock's Church in Parracombe, Devon, England was built in the 13th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant on 25 November 1969, and was vested in the Trust on 23 June 1971. ()

Built: XIII centuryCoordinates: 51°11'18"N, 3°53'52"W

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Exmoor National Park United Kingdom

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St Petrock's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Valley of Rocks, Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, Arlington Court, Exmoor Zoo.

3.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Historic walking areas
Valley of Rocks, Lynton
91 min walk • The Valley of Rocks, sometimes called Valley of the Rocks, is a dry valley that runs parallel to the coast in north Devon, England, about 1 kilometre to the west of the village of Lynton.
4.6 miW
51°11'18"N • 4°0'15"W
Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, Combe Martin
118 min walk • Amusement, Nature and wildlife, History museum
4.7 miSW
Museum, History museum
Arlington Court
120 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.
3 miS
Zoo and small animal conservation centre
Exmoor Zoo, Barnstaple
77 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.
4 miNE
World's steepest water-powered railway
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, Lynton
104 min walk • The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway is a water-powered funicular railway joining the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth on the rugged coast of North Devon in southwest England.
3.9 miNE
City hall
Lynton Town Hall, Lynton
101 min walk • Lynton Town Hall is a municipal building in Lee Road, Lynton, Devon, England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Lynton Urban District Council, is a grade II* listed building.
4.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Wind Hill, Lynton
124 min walk • Wind Hill, situated close to Lynmouth in Devon, England, is the location of an Iron Age enclosure or "spur" hill fort. The site is effectively a hillside forming a spur or promontory between the steep valley of the East Lyn River to the south and the cliffs to the north.
6.7 miSW
Church
Church of St Peter
170 min walk • 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.
4.2 miNE
Village, Area
Lynmouth, Lynton
106 min walk • Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England, on the northern edge of Exmoor. The village straddles the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers, in a gorge 700 feet below Lynton, which was the only place to expand to once Lynmouth became as built-up as possible.
3.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Barle Valley, Exmoor National Park
87 min walk • Barle Valley is a 1,540 acres Site of Special Scientific Interest within Exmoor National Park, situated in the counties of Devon and Somerset through which the River Barle flows.
4.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Myrtlebury, Lynton
111 min walk • Myrtlebury is an Iron Age enclosure or 'spur' hill fort situated close to Lynmouth in Devon, England. The fort is effectively the north east of a hillside forming a spur or promontory above the steep valley of the East Lyn River to the east of the village, at approximately 150 metres above sea level.