The Church of St Peter the Poor Fisherman in the village of

Noss Mayo Noss Mayo is a village in the civil parish of Newton and Noss in the South Hams district of Devon, England, south-east of Plymouth, inland on the southern bank of Newton Creek, an arm of the estuary of the River Yealm. On the opposite, northern ...

, in

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, England, was built in 1226. It is located in the former civil parish of Revelstoke. It is recorded in the

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as a designated Grade I

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, and is a

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in the care of the

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. It was declared redundant on 6 April 1971, and was

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in the Trust on 28 June 1972. The mediaeval church has Saxon origins with portions being built in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. The

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and the porch still have their carved wagon roofs; however, the roofs have fallen down over the rest of the building. In 1880–82 a new church, also dedicated to St Peter, was built nearby and this church fell into disrepair. It is still consecrated and occasional services are held in the church during the summer.

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