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St Loye's Chapel is a small medieval religious structure located on Rifford Road in Devon, England. The chapel dates to the medieval period and stands as evidence of the dispersed pattern of devotional sites that characterised the Devon landscape during the Middle Ages. The site includes both the chapel building and an associated cross, which together form a scheduled ancient monument of local historical significance. The chapel represents a modest example of rural medieval ecclesiastical architecture typical of southwestern England.
St Loye's Chapel and cross, Rifford Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003868. View the official record →
St Loye's Chapel is a small medieval religious structure located on Rifford Road in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003868.
St Loye's Chapel and cross, Rifford Road 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 1003868.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval bridge and part of a late medieval conduit under Holloway Street (2.2 km), Clyst St Mary Bridge and causeway (2.7 km), St Nicholas' Priory (2.9 km).
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