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An amazing church filled with interesting carvings, woodwork, monuments, stained glass windows set in a beautiful tranquil space with the churchyard in the centre of the village.

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'.

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.

Grade I listed 15th century church with features from the original Norman church.

This church was built in 1888 in principally the Early English style by architect Robert Rowand Anderson who also brought in elements of Scottish design.

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.

After appreciating the grand Gothic exterior of this fine church, opened in 1876, the rich interior does not disappoint.

The churchwarden’s records for this church are particularly detailed and enable precise dates to be given to many features in the church.

Famously described by Sir John Betjeman as the ‘least spoilt church in Cornwall’, the building dates back to the late 15th century, with fragments of an earlier 14th century church incorporated into the current structure.

There are some fascinating items to spot in the parish church of St Andrew, including the old town stocks and the stoutly studded door from Stratton Gaol, with iron nails outlining the word CLINK!