Warkleigh w Satterleigh: St John

Name:
Warkleigh w Satterleigh: St John
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
615513
Diocese:
Exeter
Archdeaconry:
Barnstaple
Parish:
Warkleigh with Satterleigh

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade II* Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is not in a Conservation Area

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is on the Heritage at Risk Register (data verified 14 Nov 2024)
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Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Medieval

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 615513 Warkleigh: St John
Caption:
Exterior image of 615513 Warkleigh: St John
Description:
Photograph of the south elevation of Warkleigh: St John (615513) in the Diocese of Exeter, taken in 2008
Year / Date:
2008
Copyright:
Unknown
Originator:
Exeter DAC

Summary Description

The first rector is recorded here in 1276. The C13th church has undergone some change with a south aisle added in early C15th, and a chancel before that. West tower added late C15th/early C16th. The chancel was rebuilt in 1850, and the nave roof renewed in 1867. There have been subsequent restorations and repairs. A ringing floor was inserted into the tower in the late 1970s.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
https://missioncommunity.weebly.com/

Sources and Further Information

Catherine Townsend (2014) Warkleigh, St John - view on approach [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Warkleigh, St John - view on approach
Exeter DAC (2008) Exterior image of 615513 Warkleigh: St John [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 615513 Warkleigh: St John
Jonathan Lomas (May 2012) Church plan of 615513 Warkleigh St John [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Church plan of 615513 Warkleigh St John
Catherine Townsend (December 2014) Interior image of 615513 Warkleigh St John [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Interior image of 615513 Warkleigh St John
CWGC (2016) Commonwealth War Graves Commission CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11426 [Bibliography/Data]
Number of War Graves: 2
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/9107/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 6 Bells [Archive/Index]
6 Bells