Church of St Petrox, Dartmouth
Church of St Petrox, Dartmouth is a church in Dartmouth, South Hams District, England. Church of St Petrox, Dartmouth is situated nearby to Dartmouth Castle, as well as near the headland Castle Point.Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Dartmouth, Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Petrox Church, Dartmouth” and “St. Petrox”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dartmouth Castle and Kingswear Castle.
Dartmouth Castle
Castle
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Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. The earliest parts of the castle date from the 1380s, when, in response to the threat of a French attack, the civic authorities created a small enclosure castle overlooking the mouth of the Dart estuary.
Kingswear Castle
Castle
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kingswear Castle is an artillery fort, built to protect Dartmouth harbour in Devon, England. It was constructed between 1491 and 1502 in response to the threat of French attack and was one of the first purpose-built artillery forts in Britain. Kingswear Castle is situated 1,500 feet east of Church of St Petrox, Dartmouth.
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Kingswear
Church
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St Thomas of Canterbury is situated in the village of Kingswear in the English county of Devon, it stands in a slightly elevated position at the junction of Higher Street and Church Hill close to the railway station and the Dartmouth Lower Ferry and overlooks the River Dart. Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Kingswear is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Church of St Petrox, Dartmouth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Churston Ferrers and Galmpton.
Churston Ferrers
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Churston Ferrers is an area and former civil parish, in the borough of Torbay, Devon, England, situated between the south coast towns of Paignton and Brixham. Churston Ferrers is situated 3½ miles north of Church of St Petrox, Dartmouth.
Galmpton
Village
Photo: Tom Jolliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galmpton is a semi-rural village in Torbay, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is located in the ward of Churston-with-Galmpton and the historic civil parish of Churston Ferrers, though some areas historically considered parts of Galmpton, such as Greenway and Galmpton Creek, are situated in the Devon borough of South Hams. Galmpton is situated 3½ miles north of Church of St Petrox, Dartmouth.
Brixham
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
Brixham is a coastal town and civil parish in the borough of Torbay in the county of Devon, in the south-west of England. As of the 2021 census, Brixham had a population of 16,825.
Church of St Petrox, Dartmouth
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Dartmouth, South Hams District, English Riviera and South Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.3422° or 50° 20′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.56619° or 3° 33′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C2R8CRM+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 293598134OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17527165
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