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Holy Trinity Church, Torbryan

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Grade I listed churches in DevonTeignbridge
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Holy Trinity Church in Torbryan, near Ipplepen in Devon, England, was built in the 15th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was vested in the Trust on 1 July 1987.The church was built between 1450 and 1470. It has a Perpendicular three-stage tower with an octagonal stair turret on the south wall. The vestry was added in the 19th century.The interior includes a medieval carved rood-screen, with panels showing paintings of saints and stained glass from the same period. In August 2013 thieves "hacked out" two of the panels, showing images of Saint Victor of Marseilles and Saint Margaret of Antioch. Another panel, damaged during the theft, bears an image of a female saint. The CCT said it feared the panels could be sold abroad. The theft, from what was described as "... probably the best preserved medieval rood screen in the country", was widely reported by the media. The panels were later recovered by the police, restored and reinstalled.

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Holy Trinity Church, Torbryan
Torbryan Hill, Teignbridge Denbury and Torbryan

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TQ12 6EE Teignbridge, Denbury and Torbryan
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Denbury

Denbury is a village in Teignbridge district of Devon, England. The village is situated between Totnes and Newton Abbot, approximately ten miles from Torquay. Denbury Hill (Locally known as Denbury Down) is an Iron Age Hill fort which is located to the south west of the village. The area has a long history of human habitation, with Denbury Manor being owned by Ealdred, Archbishop of York, before the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin in the village dates from 12th century.The United States Army built a camp and shooting range in the village in the run up to the invasion of Europe in 1944. In 1967 The Royal Corps of Signals, Junior Leaders Regiment left Denbury Camp (1955 - 1967), 47 Lt Regiment, Royal Artillery (returning from Aden) moved in around September 1967 and finally left in about April 1969 when they moved to Houndstone Camp, Yeovil. They were part of 24 Brigade. Thereafter, Channings Wood Prison was constructed on most of the site. Today, Channings Wood is a Category C prison for men from all over South Western England, and is the biggest employer in Denbury. The other part of the former military base is now the Denbury Range, home of the Torbay Fullbore Club.The village today comprises 300 households including farms in the surrounding area. The village forms part of the Denbury and Torbryan civil parish. The village also is near the centre of Ambrook electoral ward. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 6,180.