English Heritage sites near Broadwoodkelly Parish
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
8 miles from Broadwoodkelly 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
15 miles from Broadwoodkelly 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
17 miles from Broadwoodkelly 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
19 miles from Broadwoodkelly 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
20 miles from Broadwoodkelly 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.
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
22 miles from Broadwoodkelly 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.
Churches in Broadwoodkelly Parish
All Hallows
All Hallows
Broadwoodkelly
01837 83710
Building
Broadwoodkelly Church dates mostly from the fifteenth century (though some parts of the building are some 200 years older): consisting of nave and south aisle, it boasts a charming 1523 original stained glass window in the north wall and a fairly massive sixteenth-century octagonal font. The whole building was extensively but sympathetically restored in 1869. The organ, built by Telford & Telford of Dublin, dates from 1849 and was originally built as a house organ for Lord Thynne at Haynes Park in Bedfordshire.
History
The name of Broadwoodkelly appears in the Domesday Book as Bradehoda (the "Kelly" comes from William de Kelly, who is known to have held the manor in 1242). In the parish we have records of incumbents going back to 1262. The living is now combined in a four-church benefice, the others in the group being Winkleigh, Ashreigney and Brushford.
Services
The tradition is middle to high church. Everybody, whether communicant or not, is made very welcome at our Sunday services, largely though not exclusively BCP.
The pattern of services is normally as follows: 1st Sunday - no service, 2nd Sunday - 11am BCP Holy Communion, 3rd Sunday - 4pm All Age service, 4th Sunday - 10am BCP Holy Communion
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People
The Rev Helen Blaine is Priest-in-Charge of the benefices of Broadwoodkelly, Winkleigh, Ashreigney and Brushford.
The Churchwarden is Max Clover, Esq., 10 Bullow View, Winkleigh EX19 8JR, Tel 01837 83929
The Treasurer, who deals with the church's financial affairs and will always welcome donations, is Alex Penny, Esq., Alcheydown Farm, Broadwoodkelly, Winkleigh EX19 8EG, Tel 01837 851586.
No churches found in Broadwoodkelly Parish