Welcombe Parish Church

Parish church
name = Church of Saint Nectan


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dedication = Saint Nectan
denomination = Church of England
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parish = Welcombe
deanery = Hartland
archdeaconry = Barnstaple
diocese = Exeter
province = Canterbury

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vicar = Revd Shirley Henderson
"Team Vicar"
vicar1 = Revd Andrew Richardson
"Team Vicar"
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minister = Andrew Macwilliam "(Reader)"
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warden = Howard Pankhurst
warden1 = Sheila Wade
website = [http://www.welcombe.net/ www.welcombe.net]
[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/welcombe-st-nectan/ www.achurchnearyou.com/welcombe-st-nectan/]
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St Nectan's Church is the parish church of Welcombe, on the border of Devon and Cornwall.

W. G. Hoskins writes "St Nectan's Chapel was one of the many medieval chapels in the vast parish of Hartland. It lies in unspoiled country, altogether Cornish in appearance and feeling, with views down the combes to the Atlantic. Welcombe was raised to parochial status in 1508, when the church was enlarged by the addition of the north and south transepts. The square-headed screen (early 14th century) is of unique interest. It is, except for its cornice (which is later and much resembles that at Hartland) by far the earliest remaining screen in Devon. The lectern is Jacobean and the pulpit restored Tudor." The church was 'restored' in 1883-84 and a vestry added in 1911. The tower contains six bells, four cast in 1731.

Services

Sunday:
* 9.30 am:
** Holy Communion (2nd "CW" & 4th "BCP" Sundays)
** Morning Prayer "BCP" (1st Sunday)
** The Welcombe Service (3rd Sunday)
** Songs of Praise (5th Sundays as they occur)

References

W. G. Hoskins, "Devon" 1st edition (19--)