Halberton Devon
Church of St Andrew, Halberton Devon is located near the centre of the village which derives its name from a Saxon chief Haligbeort and ‘tun’, a farm settlement. It was once important enough to be a Hundred, an administrative division of a shire. which included the parishes of Halberton, Sampford Peverell and Willand, as well as parts of Uplowman and Burlescombe. Many of the farms date back to Doomsday or shortly after and Halberton is still largely a farming community. The village is divided into 2 parts, Higher Town and Lower Town, separated by the mill stream and pond which is fed by warm springs and never freezes. The Great Western railway once had a branch line running through Halberton to Tiverton, but this has now gone.
c1160 William FitzRobert gave the Saxon church and land to the monks of the order of St Augustine in Bristol
In 1259 a vicarage was endowed and a vicar appointed, separating the monks from the clergy
The all battlemented present church dating from the 14c is thought to have been constructed on the site of this earlier Saxon building from which the 1180 Norman font survives . There is much external carving devonchurchland.co.uk/galleries/halberton-church-of-st-an... devonchurchland.co.uk/galleries/halberton-church-of-st-an... devonchurchland.co.uk/galleries/halberton-church-of-st-an... In the same year the monks Priory college of St Judes was built in the High Street .
The church now comprises a two stage west tower with stair turret, nave, north and south aisles, north vestry set transeptally, chancel and sanctuary and retains its 1429 screen www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0ux36b3050 & 1420 pulpit www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/00Hu39501U
In 1539 the last 2 monks left the priory following Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries. Their land which passed to Bristol Cathedral became known as Halberton Dean (now ‘Lower Town’) and the Priory House in the High Street became a dwelling with new sandstone chimney stack www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/11zojy0N1W
In 1553 there were 5 bells in the tower - there are now 6 - the latest dated 1841 is by Thomas Meers Founders
In 1576 there is mention of an organ (the present one was dedicated in 1929) & the first tower clock was placed in 1589 (replaced later by 3 large clocks to the south, west, and east, one dated 1861 ).
During the Civil War 1642 - 1651 soldiers camped in the churchyard and unnamed soldiers are buried here as is the Roundhead Commander Colonel John Were who died in 1658
Alterations continued in the 15c and the two storey vestry was added in 16c
The church was extensively restored and partially rebuilt in 1847-8 by John Hayward when the churchyard was enclosed. The chancel was restored in 1887. Restorations followed in 1893, 1899 & 1904
Lewis Clarke CCL commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halberton_,_St_Andrew%27s...
Halberton Devon
Church of St Andrew, Halberton Devon is located near the centre of the village which derives its name from a Saxon chief Haligbeort and ‘tun’, a farm settlement. It was once important enough to be a Hundred, an administrative division of a shire. which included the parishes of Halberton, Sampford Peverell and Willand, as well as parts of Uplowman and Burlescombe. Many of the farms date back to Doomsday or shortly after and Halberton is still largely a farming community. The village is divided into 2 parts, Higher Town and Lower Town, separated by the mill stream and pond which is fed by warm springs and never freezes. The Great Western railway once had a branch line running through Halberton to Tiverton, but this has now gone.
c1160 William FitzRobert gave the Saxon church and land to the monks of the order of St Augustine in Bristol
In 1259 a vicarage was endowed and a vicar appointed, separating the monks from the clergy
The all battlemented present church dating from the 14c is thought to have been constructed on the site of this earlier Saxon building from which the 1180 Norman font survives . There is much external carving devonchurchland.co.uk/galleries/halberton-church-of-st-an... devonchurchland.co.uk/galleries/halberton-church-of-st-an... devonchurchland.co.uk/galleries/halberton-church-of-st-an... In the same year the monks Priory college of St Judes was built in the High Street .
The church now comprises a two stage west tower with stair turret, nave, north and south aisles, north vestry set transeptally, chancel and sanctuary and retains its 1429 screen www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0ux36b3050 & 1420 pulpit www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/00Hu39501U
In 1539 the last 2 monks left the priory following Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries. Their land which passed to Bristol Cathedral became known as Halberton Dean (now ‘Lower Town’) and the Priory House in the High Street became a dwelling with new sandstone chimney stack www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/11zojy0N1W
In 1553 there were 5 bells in the tower - there are now 6 - the latest dated 1841 is by Thomas Meers Founders
In 1576 there is mention of an organ (the present one was dedicated in 1929) & the first tower clock was placed in 1589 (replaced later by 3 large clocks to the south, west, and east, one dated 1861 ).
During the Civil War 1642 - 1651 soldiers camped in the churchyard and unnamed soldiers are buried here as is the Roundhead Commander Colonel John Were who died in 1658
Alterations continued in the 15c and the two storey vestry was added in 16c
The church was extensively restored and partially rebuilt in 1847-8 by John Hayward when the churchyard was enclosed. The chancel was restored in 1887. Restorations followed in 1893, 1899 & 1904
Lewis Clarke CCL commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halberton_,_St_Andrew%27s...