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Gazing across the River Dart from Kingswear, you can see the ancient church of St Saviour.

The mother church of Dartmouth and standing some 350ft above the main town on the narrow tract which, since ancient times, has been a right-of-way from the coast through Longcross to the River Dart crossing at Hardnesse.

St Peter's lies in the heart of the village near the pub, school, post office, village hall and local garage and is truly the centre of the community.

St Petrox church at the mouth of the river is the oldest of the three parish churches, the earliest reference being in 1192 when it is thought to have been referred to in a deed as the 'monastery of St Peter'.

Despite over rigorous restoration in Victorian times, this village church has regained much charm after recent restoration programmes.

Welcome to the Cathedral, close to which we believe the mortal remains of Saint Patrick lie buried, not merely a tourist attraction but a place of pilgrimage and prayer for all people.

For almost 800 years the village of Diptford has had a church at its centre.

The ancient settlement of Halwell is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hagewile, a name derived from the ‘Holy Well’ which is still to be found in the churchyard. It is possible the well was in use in Celtic times.