West Ogwell Church

West Ogwell Church in Ogwell, 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,[1] and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] It was declared redundant on 1 June 1981, and was vested in the Trust on 27 October 1982.[3]

West Ogwell Church
LocationOgwell, Devon, England
Coordinates50°31′07″N 3°40′03″W
Built13th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name: West Ogwell Church
Designated23 August 1955
Reference no.1334475
Location of West Ogwell Church in Devon

The chancel and nave were built around 1300. The two stage west tower, with its battlemented parapet,[1] was added around 1400.[2]

The interior includes a 13th-century sedilia and a Jacobean pulpit. The other features including the box pews, tower screen and curved communion rails are late Georgian.[2]

The church was used for filming of the 2014 British horror film The Borderlands.

See also

  • List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England

References

  1. Historic England, "West Ogwell Church (1334475)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 April 2015
  2. The Church (no dedication), West Ogwell, Devon, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 1 April 2011
  3. Diocese of Exeter: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, pp. 5–6, retrieved 1 April 2011


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