English Heritage sites near Chagford Parish
GRIMSPOUND
3 miles from Chagford 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
6 miles from Chagford 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.
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
9 miles from Chagford Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
12 miles from Chagford 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.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
12 miles from Chagford 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.
UPPER PLYM VALLEY
14 miles from Chagford Parish
This extraordinary landscape encompasses some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor.
Churches in Chagford Parish
St Michael the Archangel
Chagford
10 minutes off the A30
(01647) 432265
http://www.chagfordchurch.co.uk
St Michael the Archangel is at the heart of the vibrant community of Chagford, Devon. It has been a sacred place long before the present, rather beautiful church was rebuilt and rededicated in 1261; the first Celtic Christians were here some 1,500 years ago. We are part of a growing family of churches called the North Dartmoor Parishes which seek to show God's love in this beautiful part of the country and celebrate what the Holy Spirit is doing here. Everyone of whatever tradition, and none, will find a warm welcome here.
There is a range of different types of worship, groups and activities at St Michael's, including a talented church choir, small groups for discussion and Bible study and The Well, a time of contemplative quiet (weekly, except 1st Sundays, 6pm winter/7pm summer). Please see our website for more details. Like our sister churches, St Michael's is a FairTrade church and we enjoy hosting a wide range of community events - from concerts to political debates to Shakespearean productions to welcoming visiting Tibetan monks! If you're interested in getting married here, please contact [email protected]
We are passionate about promoting bio-diversity and a team of friends from across the community are working to build on the success of recent years in our churchyard. Our most recent Bio Blitz - a survey by locals, schoolchildren and visiting Phds from UCL - took place in May 2019. In 2016 our Swifts project meant that in 2017 these beautiful (and endangered) birds returned to nest in our tower after many years absence. Last year we were delighted to show visitors, schoolchildren and the RSPB facebook hub live-stream coverage during the breeding season and will be doing so again this year
St Michael's is open every day of the week and we look forward to welcoming you.
‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples' Isaiah 56:7
Revd Paul Seaton-Burn
Team Rector
www.chagfordchurch.co.uk/
Pubs in Chagford Parish
Chagford Inn
7 Mill Street, Chagford, TQ13 8AW
(01647) 433109
thechagfordinn.co.uk
Globe Inn
9 High Street, Chagford, TQ13 8AJ
(01647) 433485
theglobeinnchagford.co.uk
Ring O'Bells
44 The Square, Chagford, TQ13 8AH
(01647) 432466
ringobellschagford.co.uk
Three Crowns
High Street, Chagford, TQ13 8AJ
(01647) 433444
threecrowns-chagford.co.uk