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St Martin's Church
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Grade I listed building · Historic England

St Martin's Church

On the list as Church of St Martin

Listed Grade I since 195373 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings
CChurchCACity Centre conservation area1953Listed
DirectionsOfficial list entry ↗
About

About St Martin's Church

St Martin's Church, listed as the Church of St Martin, is one of 22 Grade I listed buildings in Exeter and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 176 buildings in Exeter to be listed, on 29 January 1953, and its entry was last amended on 27 January 2011. It stands in the City Centre conservation area, designated in 1968. Within 400 metres are 13 more Grade I buildings and 188 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1169625↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 10 minutes

Exeter · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1St Martin's ChurchStart here
  2. 2Exeter CathedralGrade I · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3The DeaneryGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Gatehouse to Bishop's PalaceGrade I · 0.1 mi on
  5. 567, South StreetGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
Farther afield
Presentation of St Mary Convent SchoolGrade I0.2miRougemont CastleGrade I0.2miChichester PlaceGrade II*0.2miSouthernhay HouseGrade II*0.2miSt Mary Arches ChurchGrade I0.2miExeter SynagogueGrade II*0.2mi
Around it

57 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

IMol's Coffee House7 mII*2, Cathedral Close11 mII*3, Cathedral Close16 mII*1 and 2, Catherine Street16 mII*4, Cathedral Close21 mIIThe Ship Inn24 mI5, Cathedral Close31 mIIRoyal Clarence Hotel32 mII11-13, Martin's Lane44 mIINo. 16, CATHEDRAL YARD45 mII*6, Cathedral Close45 mIIStatue of Richard Hooker48 mIINo. 17, CATHEDRAL YARD49 mIIRemains of St Catherine's Almshouses51 mII39, High Street53 mII*40, High Street55 mIIRemains of St Catherine's Chapel57 mII*41 and 42, High Street57 m
Show the other 39
II18, Cathedral Yard58 mIIRoad Surface Leading from Southernhay to Martin's Lane61 mII43, High Street62 mII44, High Street65 mII*Devon and Exeter Institution66 mII*Church of St Stephen67 mII45, High Street68 mII*46, High Street70 mII47, High Street73 mI8,9 and 9A, Cathedral Close77 mIThe Law Library79 mII*Notaries' House88 mII*227, High Street90 mII*225 and 226, High Street92 mII22, Cathedral Yard94 mII53, High Street99 mII54, High Street104 mICathedral Church of St Peter105 mI10, Cathedral Close107 mII23 Cathedral Yard and 55 and 56 High Street109 mII2-8 Queen Street114 mII11, Cathedral Close115 mIIWall of No 15119 mII206, High Street121 mII207, High Street122 mII24, Cathedral Yard122 mII12 and 13, Cathedral Close123 mII4, Goldsmith Street132 mII*15 and 15A, Cathedral Close133 mIThe Guildhall133 mIITinsley's Cafe135 mII14, Waterbeer Street136 mIIQueen's Hotel137 mII15 and 16, Waterbeer Street141 mIITurk's Head Public House142 mII*Devon County War Memorial and Processional Way142 mII*The Cloisters144 mII200, High Street147 mIIEntrance Gate to Southernhay150 m
More like it

Grade I churches near Exeter

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

Church of St MartinExminster · 3 mi away
The Parish Church of St PeterBrampford Speke · 3 mi away
The Parish Church of St Mary MagdaleneStoke Canon · 4 mi away
Church of St Cyriac and St JulittaNewton St Cyres · 4 mi away
Parish Church of St John the BaptistBroadclyst · 5 mi away
Church of St Thomas of CanterburyThorverton · 6 mi away
Church of All SaintsKenton · 6 mi away
Parish Church of St SwithunWoodbury · 6 mi away

Questions about St Martin's Church

Is St Martin's Church listed?

Yes. Church of St Martin is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1169625), first listed on 29 January 1953.

Can you visit St Martin's Church?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

Is St Martin's Church in a conservation area?

Yes, the City Centre conservation area, designated in 1968.

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