St George's Church

St George’s Church is the Anglican parish church of Georgeham in Devon. Dedicated to Saint George, it dates mainly from the 13th century and has been a Grade I listed building since 1965.

The church is first recorded in 1231, though there may have been an earlier Saxon or Norman church on the site. Medieval features include a stone font, a small 14th-century window, piscinas, and a carved effigy of Sir Mauger de St Aubyn III (d. 1294) in the Pickwell Chapel. The church was formally dedicated to St George in 1356.

The building is constructed of stone rubble with ashlar details. Its oldest surviving part is the 14th-century west tower. The nave arcade dates largely from the 15th century. Major interior changes took place in the 18th century, when the church was remodelled in a Classical style, box pews and galleries were added, and the Pickwell Chapel screen was installed. Further restoration in 1876 removed the galleries, replaced the pews, rebuilt parts of the chancel, and added a new pulpit and reredos.

The church contains several important memorials, including the medieval effigy of Sir Mauger de St Aubyn, wall monuments to the Newcourt and Harris families, and later memorials connected with local history and military service. A large embroidered parish map, completed in 1995 by local residents and schoolchildren, hangs on the south wall of the nave.

Most of the stained glass dates from the 19th and 20th centuries, while the organ was installed in 1881 and restored in 1999. The tower holds eight bells dating from the 18th to the 20th century, and a war memorial clock was added after World War I.

Address
Georgeham, Braunton, United Kingdom

Established
13th century