English Heritage sites near Burrington Parish
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
14 miles from Burrington 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
21 miles from Burrington 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
23 miles from Burrington 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
25 miles from Burrington 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
27 miles from Burrington 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.
DUNSTER GALLOX BRIDGE
27 miles from Burrington Parish
This ancient stone bridge - originally 'gallows bridge' - once carried packhorses bringing fleeces to Dunster market and is evidence of Dunster's once important role in the wool trade.
Churches in Burrington Parish
Holy Trinity - Burrington
Burrington
Umberleigh
01769 581712
https://www.littledartchurches.org.uk/
Safeguarding
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Exeter Diocese Safeguarding Team's contact details;
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https://exeter.anglican.org/resources/safeguarding/safeguarding-team/
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