Deanery of Cadbury
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The Deanery of Cadbury represents the Church of England in mid Devon, within the Archdeaconry of Exeter and the Diocese of Exeter
Diocese of Exeter
The Diocese of Exeter is a Church of England diocese covering the county of Devon. It is one of the largest dioceses in England. The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter is the seat of the diocesan bishop, the Right Reverend Michael Langrish, Bishop of Exeter. It is part of the Province of...

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Rural Dean: The Reverend Douglas Dettmer

United Benefice of Crediton and Shobrooke with Sandford and Upton Hellions

Parishes within the United Benefice:
  • Crediton
    Crediton Parish Church
    The Church of the Holy Cross and the Mother of Him who hung thereon is a prominent building and worshipping community in the Devon town of Crediton. The church was the cathedral of the Lord Bishop of Crediton in the former diocese until 1050 when the See was transferred to Exeter...

     (Holy Cross
    Christian cross
    The Christian cross, seen as a representation of the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, is the best-known religious symbol of Christianity...

     and the Mother of Him who hung thereon) with St Lawrence, Yeoford (Holy Trinity), Posbury (St Luke) and Posbury (St Francis)
  • Shobrooke (St Swithin)
  • Sandford, Devon
    Sandford, Devon
    Sandford is a village and civil parish in the District of Mid Devon within Devon, England.It has a community-owned shop and post office, two pubs and a school along with a church and minor football and cricket teams....

     (St Swithun) with New Buildings (Beacon Church) and Upton Hellions
    Upton Hellions
    Upton Hellions is a village in Devon, England, located north of Long Barn and south of East Village, and near to Crediton....

     (St Mary the Virgin
    Mary (mother of Jesus)
    Mary , commonly referred to as "Saint Mary", "Mother Mary", the "Virgin Mary", the "Blessed Virgin Mary", or "Mary, Mother of God", was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee...

    )


Clergy:
  • The Reverend Nigel Guthrie Rector
  • The Reverend Caroline Ralph Assistant Curate (Crediton and Shobrooke)
  • The Reverend Catherine Carlyon Assistant Curate (Sandford and Upton Hellions)

Benefice of North Creedy

Parishes within the Benefice:
  • Bow
    Bow, Devon
    Bow is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, about 8 miles west of Crediton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,093. There is an adjoining hamlet of Nymet Tracey which shares a church with Bow and much common history.-History:There is a 3rd...

     (St Bartholomew)
  • Cheriton Fitzpaine
    Cheriton Fitzpaine
    Cheriton Fitzpaine is a Red Devon village, a couple of miles off the main Crediton to Tiverton road. It has many fifteenth-century houses, including the longest thatched house in England . The Church of St Matthew is a Gothic style church. There is also a Methodist Church in the village...

     (St Matthew)
  • Clannaborough (St Petrock)
  • Coldridge (St Matthew)
  • Colebrooke (St Andrew)
  • Down St Mary
    Down St Mary
    Down St Mary is a small village and civil parish off the A377 in Mid Devon in the English county of Devon. It has a population of 316....

     (St Mary the Virgin) with Knowle (St Boniface)
  • Kennerleigh (St John the Baptist)
  • Lapford
    Lapford
    Lapford is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon in the English county of Devon. It has a population of 993.-Pubs:There is one pub in the village...

     (St Thomas of Canterbury)
  • Morchard Bishop
    Morchard Bishop
    Morchard Bishop is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon in the English county of Devon. It has a population of 975, and contains a primary school, two churches, and a playing field with tennis court. Notable past residents include Ernest Bevin....

     (St Mary)
  • Nymet Rowland
    Nymet Rowland
    Nymet Rowland is a small village, and parish of the same name, in central Devon, England, north of Dartmoor. It takes part of its name from "Nymet", the old name for the nearby River Yeo. It is located just to the west of Lapford and south of Nymet Bridge, within the Mid Devon local authority area....

     see Bow
  • Poughill
    Poughill
    Poughill is a hamlet in north-east Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is located one mile north of Bude .-History and notable buildings:Poughill is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Pochelle. Notable old houses in Poughill include Burshill Manor , an open hall house, and Church House, dated 1525.The...

     (St Michael and All Angels)
  • Puddington
    Puddington, Devon
    Puddington is a small village in Mid Devon. It is approximately eight miles from the town of Tiverton. It also has a park and over two roads. "Puddington" means "estate associated with a man named Putta"....

     (St Thomas a Beckett)
  • Stockleigh English (St Mary the Virgin)
  • Stockleigh Pomeroy (St Mary the Virgin)
  • Washford Pyne (St Peter)
  • Woolfardisworthy East
    Woolfardisworthy, Mid Devon
    Woolfardisworthy is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon. It is situated about 9km north of Crediton.According to the Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names , the origin of the name is probably 'Wulfheard's homestead'...

     (St Mary)
  • Zeal Monachorum
    Zeal Monachorum
    Zeal Monachorum is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, about north-west of Exeter, situated on the River Yeo...

     (St Peter)


Clergy:
  • The Reverend Steven Smith Team Rector
  • The Reverend Canon Michael Hall Team Vicar (Bow, Clannaborough, Colebrooke, Down St Mary, Lapford, Poughill, Zeal Monachorum) (Priest in Charge of the Benefice of Lapford, Nymet Rowland and Coldridge)
  • The Reverend Lindsey Starrs Team Vicar (Coleridge, Kennerleigh, Morchard Bishop, Puddington, Stockligh English, Stockleigh Pomeroy, Washford Pyne and Wooldfardisworthy East)
  • The Reverend Jane Lucas Curate

Benefice of Raddon (Thorverton)

  • Brampford Speke
    Brampford Speke
    Brampford Speke is a small village in Devon, 4 miles to the north of Exeter. The population is 307. It is located on red sandstone cliffs overlooking the river Exe. Its sister village of Upton Pyne lies to its southwest, and Stoke Canon is across the river, to the east...

     (St Peter)
  • Cadbury
    Cadbury, Devon
    Cadbury is a village in Devon, England. Cadbury Castle is nearby.The 15th century church features a Norman font. Church of St Michael and All Angels Cadbury, Devon, restoration in 1857 by William White....

     (St Michael and All Angels)
  • Newton St Cyres (St Cyr and St Julitta) with Cowley
    Cowley, Devon
    Cowley is a hamlet in the parish of Upton Pyne in Devon, England. It is chiefly notable for a fine three-arched bridge of classical design, built over the River Creedy in 1813-14 by James Green, pupil of John Rennie and surveyor to the county of Devon...

     (St Antony)
  • Thorverton
    Thorverton
    Thorverton is a village in Devon, England, about a mile west of the River Exe and north of Exeter. It is almost centrally located between Exeter and the towns of Tiverton and Crediton and contains the hamlets of Yellowford and Raddon. It is surrounded by beautiful hill scenery. It has two churches...

     (St Thomas of Canterbury)
  • Upton Pyne
    Upton Pyne
    Upton Pyne is a parish and village in Devon, England. The parish lies just north west of Exeter, mainly between the River Exe and River Creedy. The village is located north of Cowley and west of Brampford Speke and Stoke Canon.-History:...

     (Church of Our Lady)


Clergy:
  • The Reverend Douglas Dettmer Team Rector and Priest-in-Charge
  • The Reverend Richard Potter Associate Minister (Newton St Cyres with Cowley)

Benefice of Stoke Canon, Poltimore with Huxham, and Rewe with Netherexe

  • Poltimore (St Mary the Virgin) with Huxham (St Mary the Virgin)
  • Rewe
    Rewe
    Rewe is a village and civil parish in the county of Devon in England. It lies on the river Culm, north of the city of Exeter and south of the town of Tiverton. Rewe is a linear village, with most of its buildings lying along the A396 road about north of the larger village of Stoke Canon...

     (St Mary Virgin) with Netherexe (St John the Baptist)
  • Stoke Canon
    Stoke Canon
    Stoke Canon is a small village near the confluence of the rivers Exe and Culm on the main A396 between Exeter and Tiverton in the County of Devon, England.There is a pub, The Stoke Canon Inn, and a post office & general stores in the centre of the village....

    (St Mary Magdalene)


Clergy:
  • The Reverend Douglas Dettmer Vicar and Priest in Charge
  • vacancy Curate (Stoke Canon)
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