St Paul’s Church, Preston, Paignton

St Paul's Church is a Church of England Evangelical parish church in Preston, Paignton, Devon, England. It was designed by Nugent Cachemaille-Day and built in 1938–39.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in Paignton, Devon
Also known as: “St. Paul’s Church”
Postal code: TQ3 2DH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oldway Mansion and Paignton Pier.

Oldway Mansion

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Oldway Mansion is a large house and gardens in Paignton, Devon, England. It was built as a private residence for Isaac Singer, and rebuilt by his son Paris Singer, in the style of the Palace of Versailles. Oldway Mansion is situated 3,100 feet southwest of St Paul’s Church, Preston, Paignton.

Paignton Pier

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Paignton Pier is a pleasure pier in the large English seaside resort of Paignton, Devon. It was financed by Arthur Hyde Dendy, a local Paignton barrister and designed by George Soudon Bridgman. Paignton Pier is situated 3,800 feet south of St Paul’s Church, Preston, Paignton.

Paignton railway station

Railway station

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Paignton railway station serves the town and seaside resort of Paignton in Devon, England. It is 222 miles 12 chains from London Paddington, via Box. It opened in 1859 and is now the terminus of Riviera Line services from Exeter and heritage services on the Dartmouth Steam Railway from Kingswear. Paignton railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of St Paul’s Church, Preston, Paignton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Preston and Paignton.

Preston

Suburb

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Preston is a suburb located in the northern part of Paignton in Devon. Preston is a popular destination for family holidays and has two main beaches; Hollicombe, a red sandy beach with cliffs and rock pools, and Preston Sands with rock pools, beach huts and facilities.

Paignton

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Paignton is a seaside town in the Torbay area of the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. The town, which has a history as a fishing village but is also on the railway line, is home to the well-known Paignton Zoo.

Cockington

Suburb

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cockington is a village near Torquay, in the Torbay district, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. Cockington with Chelston had a population of 8,366 in 2021. It has old cottages within its boundaries, and is about two miles from the centre of Torquay.

St Paul’s Church, Preston, Paignton

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Torbay, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.44771° or 50° 26′ 52″ north

Longitude

-3.55631° or 3° 33′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C2RCCXV+3F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 169969000

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q85803065

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