All Saints Church, Huntsham
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All Saints Church, Huntsham
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| 50°58′30″N 3°25′26″W / 50.97500°N 3.42389°WCoordinates: 50°58′30″N 3°25′26″W / 50.97500°N 3.42389°W | |
| Location | Huntsham, Devon |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | hukeleymissioncommunity.org |
| History | |
| Founded | Tower circa 14th Century |
| Consecrated | 15 June 1336 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Benjamin Ferrey (rebuild 1854–56) |
| Specifications | |
| Height | 60 feet (18 m) |
| Bells | 8 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Huntsham |
| Deanery | Tiverton and Cullompton |
| Archdeaconry | Exeter |
| Diocese | Diocese of Exeter |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | The Revd Kevin Chandra |
All Saints Church, Huntsham is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England. It is in the small village of Huntsham, about 5.8 miles (9.3 km) to the north-east of Tiverton. It is part of the Hukeley Mission group of parishes, which also includes St Michael & All Angels in Bampton, St Peter's in Clayhanger, St Petrock's in Petton and St George's in Morebath.
Records indicate that Huntsham Church was one of several consecrated on 15 June 1336 and was extended in 1430; diocesan registers state that the first rector was Roger de Respremme, in 1263. The register which dates from 1558 records that in 1666 a donation of £2 0s 3d was sent by the parish for relief of the Great Fire of London.
By 1850 the church was described by White's Directory as an ancient ivy-mantled structure in terminal decay due to many years of neglect by the estate's owner, Rev. Edward Berkeley Troyte. Living next door at Huntsham Court, the Rev. Troyte was known locally as "the sporting parson" and was said to keep traps and snares hidden in the church.
His successor in 1852, Arthur Troyte, wasted no time in setting about the restoration of the church, and within six months had employed Benjamin Ferrey to rebuild it completely between 1854-56; as it stands today, only the lower section of the church tower remains from the 14th century. Troyte was a High Church patron who designed some of the details himself; he was actively involved in the rebuilding not only of All Saints but of other churches in the diocese. He ensured that only the finest materials were used with seasoned oak, Ham Hill stone, Maws encaustic floor tiles, and stained glass by Wailes. As part of the work, the churchyard was also enlarged and a lychgate built. Troyte also undertook to pay for the work personally, raising £500 for the project by selling 1,000 oak trees to the Royal Navy in Plymouth.
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