St Ann's Chapel
The village of Bigbury has a grid reference SX667464) and is near the coastal village of Bigbury-on-Sea, just offshore of which is Burgh Island. The parish also includes the eastern part of the small bay and beach at Challaborough.
History
In 1086 the parish was recorded as Bicheberie in the ancient hundred of Alleriga. When Alleriga Hundred was partitioned, Bigbury parish became part of Ermington Hundred. Bigbury's church, dedicated to St Lawrence, is partly early 14th century and partly as rebuilt by J. D. Sedding in 1872. Apart from the western tower topped by a spire very little is obviously medieval. The two monumental brasses are early 15th century. The baptismal font, sedilia and piscina are early 14th century, while the lectern and pulpit date from the following century. Both the lectern and pulpit were moved here from Ashburton church: the lectern is attributed to Thomas Prideaux and thought to be a donation of the Bishop of Exeter ca. 1510-15.
References
- ^ Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 20. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Map of Devon Parishes" (PDF). Devon County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ Open Domesday Online: Bigbury, accessed December 2017.
- ^ Pevsner, N. (1952) South Devon. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 52