Church of St Peter is a Grade I listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1967. A C15 Church.

Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
brooding-granite-oak
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 May 1967
Type
Church
Address
Church of St Peter, Dalwood
OS grid reference
ST 247 005
Coordinates
50.79948, -3.0686
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Peter is a parish church that dates entirely from the 15th century and was restored in 1881. It is constructed of stone rubble with freestone dressings and has slate roofs. The building includes a nave, chancel, north aisle, chancel chapel, west tower, and south porch. The nave features three light flat-headed windows, while the chancel has a three light perpendicular east window, two light flat-headed south windows, and a moulded two-centred arch south doorway. The north aisle contains three light perpendicular windows on the east and west sides, along with three light flat-headed windows on the north side.

The 15th-century west tower is characterized by diagonal buttresses, battlements, two light flat-headed bell openings, and a three light perpendicular west window above a moulded two-centred arch doorway. A polygonal stair turret with battlements and gargoyles is located on the south side. Inside, there is a three bay north arcade featuring four centred arches, squat piers with vestigial capitals, and foliage and shields. The chancel has a four centred arch leading to the chancel chapel, which also has similar capitals. The chancel arch is Victorian, as are the roofs of the nave and chancel, while the north aisle may have a waggon roof from the 15th century.

The pulpit, which is semi-octagonal, was rebuilt in the early 17th century, and the furnishings are generally from the later 19th century. There is an octagonal font and the Royal Arms of George III. Additionally, fragments of medieval glass can be found in the east and north-east windows.

Local climate

Church of St Peter receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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