Date: Norman core, 13th century fabric, remainder 15th century
Material: stone rubble, coursed granite tower
Historic England list entry: 1105442
St Peter's at Meavy has a Norman core with some 13th-century fabric, and the rest is 15th century. The oldest feature is the square pier on the north side of the chancel arch, apparently Norman, of alternating Dunstone and red sandstone with a carved ram's head at the top of each edge. The unbuttressed granite tower has a richly moulded west doorway.
The south chapel keeps its large original roof bosses, which include Christ's head, a dying stag, a lioness and a woman's head. The octagonal granite font, probably 16th century, is decorated with shields, the keys of St Peter and the sword of St Paul. The marble reredos is of 1884 by J D Sedding. Little early furniture survives, but the structure is largely medieval.
On the green in front of the churchyard wall stands the Meavy Oak, described by Loudon in 1838 and said by Wikipedia to possibly be over 900 years old. Not the same church as St Peter, Peter Tavy or Buckland in the Moor.
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