English Heritage sites near Peters Marland Parish
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
13 miles from Peters Marland 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
17 miles from Peters Marland 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.
PENHALLAM MANOR
19 miles from Peters Marland Parish
The low and grass-covered but complete ground-plan of a moated 13th-century manor house, in a delightful woodland setting.
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
20 miles from Peters Marland Parish
Launceston Castle dominates the surrounding landscape. Begun soon after the Norman Conquest, unusual in that during rebuilding one tower was constructed with the remains of the older.
GRIMSPOUND
24 miles from Peters Marland 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.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
24 miles from Peters Marland 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.
Churches in Peters Marland Parish
St Peter, Peters Marland
Petersmarland
Torrington
01409 281424.
https://www.torridgeteamchurches.org.uk/welcome.htm
Peters Marland Church seeks to serve the local scattered community with its hamlets of Peters Marland, Winswell, Woolaton and Yarde, and their surroundings. Regular worship is maintained with various highlights at certain times of year. We are welcoming of all, and seek to be available to all.
The church is responsible for the local community hall, previously the village school, courtesy of the Moore-Stephens family.
The bells are rung periodically.
No churches found in Peters Marland Parish