Dean Prior Church UK: St George the Martyr Dean Prior Nr.Buckfastleigh, Devon, Robert Herrick.

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The Church of St. George the Martyr, Dean Prior, is a delightful 14th Century church offering a warm welcome and an atmosphere of friendly fellowship and quiet, spiritual reflection. Services are held regularly every Sunday at 9:30 am.
Whilst these services are typically traditional with Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer and readings from the King James Bible, we enjoy a modern range of hymns.
The Parish of Dean Prior: A large area of the small rural parish of Dean Prior is within the Dartmoor National Park. The main village of Dean is divided into Lower and Higher Dean with a separate hamlet of Deancombe and has a population of 160 inhabitants. However, the parish was inevitably affected when it was cut in two by the construction of a dual carriageway.
We are a small congregation of largely retired parishioners who love Dean Prior Church and we are most grateful to those volunteers who help us with the upkeep of the church grounds. God Bless them.

Dean Prior Church pre-A38 Devon Expressway

The church boasts a fine set of bells. Ringers often refer to bells by the weight of the Tenor - which in Dean Prior is around 11 Cwt. It has a 'Devon six', which relates to the fact that there are six bells and in Devon there are a lot of six bell towers many of them in the weight range 10 - 12 cwt . A Devon six is one within this range and generally with a reasonable tone.
There is an interesting website about local towers and bells at http://www.rdsb.freeserve.co.uk/page25.html

The Church is located adjacent to the A38 Devon Expressway, between Exeter and Plymouth. You can see the St. George's flag flying proudly above the Bell Tower. There is a pull-off parking bay at the front and a Car Park at the rear of the Church, just up the lane on the left.

The great yew tree in the churchyard was planted in 1780. The lytch gate was built last century and replaced the church house and alms houses. The village surrounding the church, once included a school, and many cottages, these were all pulled down to build the new road through. Around the church, now lying directly to the left of the main road, had been ‘Church Town, with its cottages, church house and school and across the valley and now on the other side of the A38, lie Upper Dean and Deancombe. Lower Dean lies to the left of the A38. (see How to Find Us and map)

Sadly the two granite balls that adorned the pillars on the second entrance to the Churchyard were stolen in 2003. As they are too costly to replace we are looking into suitable alternatives.

We look forward to welcoming you.
God Bless