Church of the Ascension

The Church of the Ascension is a Grade II listed Church of England church in the suburb of Crownhill in Plymouth, Devon. It was designed by the architect Robert Potter and consecrated in 1958.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: grade II listed church in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Also known as: “Church of the Ascension, Crownhill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Crownhill Library and Tamar.

Crownhill Library

Library

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Crownhill Library is situated 870 feet northeast of Church of the Ascension.

Tamar

Pub

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Tamar is a pub, which is situated 960 feet northeast of Church of the Ascension.

Crownhill Fort is a Royal Commission Fort built in the 1860s in Crownhill as part of Lord Palmerston's ring of land defences for Plymouth. Restored by the Landmark Trust, it is now home to several small businesses, museums, exhibitions and a holiday apartment sleeping up to eight people. Crownhill Fort is situated 3,300 feet north of Church of the Ascension.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manadon and Hartley.

Manadon

Suburb

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Manadon is a predominantly post-war suburb of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. Roughly geographically situated in the centre of the city, it has a primary school, St Boniface's Catholic College, a sports and community hub, two neighbourhood grocers and is home to the Manadon interchange, on the A38 road Parkway.

Hartley

Suburb

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Hartley is a suburb of Plymouth in the county of Devon, England. It is built on higher ground offering views south towards the sea, east into the South Hams, north over Dartmoor and west to Cornwall.