Bishopsteignton, Devon - St John the Baptist - notelet artist drawn

Notelet / Letter?
• Picture / Image:  St. John the Baptist, Bishopsteignton
• Publisher:  'Printed by Copyright' Teignmouth
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s):  n/a
• Sent to:  n/a
• Notes & Key words:  This is not a postcard - more of a notelet. Picture printed on folded paper for letter.

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Bishopsteignton (pronounced /?b???p'ste?nt?n/^{[citation needed]}) is a village in South Devon, England between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth, close to the River Teign Estuary. The village is on a steep hill, and has a post office, small pharmacy and a small, family-run supermarket. The village school has about 150 pupils.

The village has three churches - one gospel hall (Plymouth Brethren), one Methodist and one Anglican - St John The Baptist, with a fine Norman doorway which survived Victorian restoration. Among the tombstones are some who were victims of plague, and above the churchyard are the remains of a 14th century sanctuary chapel built by John Grandisson, Bishop of Exeter to provide a refuge for felons who had accepted life banishment, as they travelled from Exeter to sail from Teignmouth.^[1]

The village has three pubs: The Ring of Bells, The Cockhaven Manor and the Bishop John De Grandisson. It also has a local brewery (Red Rock), a vineyard (Old Walls) and a Pick Your Own farm (Shute Fruit and Produce).

There is a small beach on the estuary, known locally as The River Beach or Red Rock. It is reached via a footpath from the village that crosses the main Teignmouth to Newton Abbot road and the railway, and goes down some steep steps - Luxton Steps. This ancient footpath leads to the point where villagers could ford the river at low tide to reach Coombe Cellars.

Half a mile away, overlooking the town, is the Bishop's Palace, now a ruin (hence the local name of the old walls), that was built in the 13th century by Walter de Bronescombe, and expanded later by Grandisson.

type=printed postcards

period=1945 - present

sub-theme=england

county/ country=devon

number of items=single

postage condition=unposted