English Heritage sites near Kenton Parish
HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
13 miles from Kenton Parish
The remains of four 13th century stone farmsteads, on land originally farmed in the Bronze Age. This isolated Dartmoor hamlet was probably abandoned in the early 15th century.
KIRKHAM HOUSE, PAIGNTON
14 miles from Kenton Parish
This late medieval stone house, afterwards split into three cottages was restored in the 1960s.
BERRY POMEROY CASTLE
15 miles from Kenton Parish
Tucked away in a steep wooded valley, Berry Pomeroy Castle is the perfect romantic ruin.
GRIMSPOUND
15 miles from Kenton Parish
The best known of many Dartmoor prehistoric settlements, Grimspound dates from the late Bronze Age. The remains of 24 stone houses survive within a massive boundary wall.
BLACKBURY CAMP
16 miles from Kenton Parish
An Iron Age hillfort in Devon with impressive ramparts, now surrounded by woodland.
TOTNES CASTLE
17 miles from Kenton Parish
A classic Norman motte and bailey castle, founded soon after the Conquest to overawe the Saxon town. A later stone shell-keep crowns its steep mound, giving views across the town to the River Dart.
Churches in Kenton Parish
All Saints
Church Road
Kenton
Exeter
01626 685709
http://allsaintskenton.org.uk
The church as it exists now was probably preceded by previous building perhaps dating after c. 1250, although there are postulations that the present building was erected between 1360-1370. An archaeological survey dating December 2006 revealed walls of two earlier churches and the remains of a mediaeval bell-foundry. A perpendicular styled church with a tall and impressive tower containing six bells, rising about 120 feet, one of the tallest in Devon.
Pubs in Kenton Parish
Chi Oriental Restaurant, Bar & Accommodation
Fore Street, Kenton, EX6 8LD
(01626) 890213
chi-restaurant.co.uk