Church Of St Edward King Of The West Saxons

The Church of St Edward King of the West Saxons is a parish church located in Eggbuckland, Plymouth. It dates back to around 1430, with the chancel and north aisle added after 1864, and a two-storey northeast vestry built in 1907 by T.R. Kitsell. The church is constructed of slatestone rubble with granite dressings, except for the 1906 extension made of rock-faced Plymouth limestone. It features dry slate roofs with coped gable ends and red crested clay ridge tiles, while the vestry has a lead roof and there are two round stacks on the north wall.

The church plan includes a 15th-century nave, a west tower, a south aisle, and a porch, along with a 19th-century north aisle and chancel, and the 1906 extension at the east end of the north aisle. The exterior showcases 15th-century traceried three-light windows in the south aisle, along with two 19th-century single-light cusped windows on the south wall of the chancel, which may be based on the original chancel window design. The tower is embattled and consists of three stages, with strings dividing the stages, buttresses on the lower levels, and pinnacles of Plymouth type that are 19th-century copies. The upper stage has two-light slate louvred windows, and the west side features a single light above a three-light window and a 15th-century four-centred arched doorway, with a stairwell located at the northeast corner. The porch contains a 15th-century four-centred arched doorway, and there is a two-centred arched inner doorway, along with a narrow 15th-century four-centred arched priest's doorway at the east end of the south aisle.

Inside, the church has four-bay arcades of standard A type with depressed arches and 19th-century roofs. Notable fittings include a 15th-century octagonal font, which features a bowl adorned with shields and a pillar with blank arches.