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Slapton chantry college

England
List entry 1011672
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011672
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.44 hectares
Grid reference
SX 82170 45031
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Slapton Chantry College is a fourteenth-century foundation in Devon, established as an endowed religious institution to maintain priests for the performance of masses for the souls of its founders and benefactors. The college formed part of the wider network of chantry establishments that characterised late medieval piety and reflected the wealth and spiritual concerns of the Devon gentry. The surviving physical remains demonstrate the architectural character typical of such collegiate foundations, with structures arranged to serve both liturgical and residential functions. The site was dissolved during the sixteenth-century Reformation, when chantry colleges were suppressed as part of the systematic dismantling of intercessory religious institutions.

Slapton chantry college is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011672. View the official record →

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What is Slapton chantry college?

Slapton Chantry College is a fourteenth-century foundation in Devon, established as an endowed religious institution to maintain priests for the performance of masses for the souls of its founders and benefactors. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011672.

Who is responsible for protecting Slapton chantry college?

Slapton chantry college is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1011672.

What other scheduled monuments are near Slapton chantry college?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hillfort known as Slapton Castle (1.5 km), Site of chapel at Manor Farm (5.2 km), Woodbury Camp (6.4 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hillfort known as Slapton Castle
1.5 km
Site of chapel at Manor Farm
5.2 km
Woodbury Camp
6.4 km
Bowl barrow 530m south east of Duncombe Court, forming an outlying part of a barrow cemetery.
6.6 km
Bowl barrow 400m south of Home Farm, forming an outlying part of a round barrow cemetery
6.6 km
Three bowl barrows 310m west of Home Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
6.7 km
Civil War fieldwork known as Gallant's Bower
8.1 km
Bayard's Cove Castle: a blockhouse in Dartmouth
8.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Slapton chantry college

Slapton chantry college stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

Domesday entry for Slapton, Devon →
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