English Heritage sites near Shebbear Parish
OKEHAMPTON CASTLE
13 miles from Shebbear Parish
Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
PENHALLAM MANOR
15 miles from Shebbear Parish
The low and grass-covered but complete ground-plan of a moated 13th-century manor house, in a delightful woodland setting.
LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN
16 miles from Shebbear 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.
LAUNCESTON CASTLE
17 miles from Shebbear 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.
MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
23 miles from Shebbear 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.
GRIMSPOUND
24 miles from Shebbear 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.
Churches in Shebbear Parish
St Michael's Shebbear
Shebbear
Beaworthy
(01409) 281424
https://www.torridgeteamchurches.org.uk/welcome.htm
A friendly village church. Situated beside the well-known Shebbear Devil's Stone, turned every Nov 5th.
We have strong links with our Methodist friends as well as being a Fairtrade church. We are linked too with neighbouring Anglican churches.
Regular events link us to the Pre-school and Primary School in the village.
Shebbear was the heart of the Bible Christian revival in 1815, and we still believe that God is alive and well today.