Catacombs
Catacombs is a tomb in Exeter District, Devon, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Catacombs is situated nearby to St Bartholomew’s Cemetery, as well as near the cemetery Friernhay Burial Ground.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tomb
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Nicholas’ Priory, Exeter and Exeter Cathedral.
St Nicholas’ Priory, Exeter
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Benedictine Priory of St Nicholas or just St Nicholas Priory was a Benedictine monastery founded in Exeter, England, in 1087. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries the church and chapter house range were pulled down but the domestic buildings were left intact. St Nicholas’ Priory, Exeter is situated 390 feet southeast of Catacombs.
Exeter Cathedral
Church
Photo: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon, in South West England. Exeter Cathedral is situated 1,500 feet east of Catacombs.
St Bartholomew’s Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Bartholomew's Cemetery is a cemetery in Exeter, Devon. Built in 1835–7, it is thought to be the earliest example in England of a cemetery laid out by a municipal authority or funded from public money. It is Grade II* Listed.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Exeter and Exwick.
Exeter
Photo: XRay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Exeter is the county town of Devon and historically the administrative capital of the south-west peninsula. A historic mid-sized cathedral city with a good blend of arts, education, retail and history.
Exwick
Suburb
Photo: Peter Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Exwick is an historic parish and manor in Devon, England, which today is a north-western suburb of the City of Exeter. Its name is derived from the River Exe, which forms its eastern boundary.
Cowick
Neighborhood
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cowick is a suburb of the City of Exeter in Devon. Historically it was a manor situated in the parish of St Thomas, Exeter, within the hundred of Wonford. It was formerly the site of a Benedictine monastery.
Catacombs
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: Exeter District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.72259° or 50° 43′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.53632° or 3° 32′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C2RPFF7+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 1282947247OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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