English Heritage sites near Sampford Courtenay Parish
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
4 miles from Sampford Courtenay Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
12 miles from Sampford Courtenay 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.
GRIMSPOUND
12 miles from Sampford Courtenay 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
15 miles from Sampford Courtenay 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.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
16 miles from Sampford Courtenay 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 Sampford Courtenay Parish
This extraordinary landscape encompasses some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor.
Churches in Sampford Courtenay Parish
St Andrew
Sampford Courtenay
Okehampton
01837 89243
Grade 1 listed 15th Century parish church originally in the patronage of the Courtenay (Earls of Devon) family but since the Reformation King's College, Cambridge is the Patron. Large church with tall tower at West end and famous roof bosses including two green men, a sow with piglets and a three hares circle.
Home of the 1549 "Prayer Book Rebellion" about which there is a permanent display in the church. The building is not locked.
The church is well used, has a thriving choir and flower club. There is a welcoming atmosphere, and very active congregation. Activities include regular Family Services on the first Sunday of the month, Prayer Book services, Coffee Mornings and an annual Advent Course and Lent Lunches. Harvest and Plough Sunday are paricularly important celebrations.
St Mary
Pubs in Sampford Courtenay Parish
Countryman
Rowden Moor, EX20 2SA
(01837) 82206
thecountrymandevon.co.uk
New Inn Country Pub
Sampford Courtenay, Sampford Courtenay, EX20 2TB
(01837) 82247
newinnsampfordcourtenay.co.uk