# List of churches in South Hams

ʙ̩The following is a list of churches in South Hams, Devon, England.

## Active churches

The district has an estimated 102 active churches for 84,300 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 826 people.
The only parish without an active church is West Buckfastleigh.
| Name | Civil parish | Dedication | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
| St David, Ashprington | Ashprington | David of Wales? | Medieval | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | |
| St Andrew, Aveton Gifford | Aveton Gifford | Andrew | | Church of England | Modbury Mission Community | |
| St Mary, Berry Pomeroy | Berry Pomeroy | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | |
| St Mary the Virgin, Bickleigh | Bickleigh | Mary | 1866 | Church of England | Roborough Team | Benefice also includes St Anne, Glenholt in Plymouth |
| Roborough Methodist Church | Bickleigh (Roborough) | | 1951 | Methodist | Plymouth & Devonport Circuit | Current building 1960 |
| St Cecilia, Woolwell | Bickleigh (Woolwell) | Cecilia | c. 1990s | Church of England | Roborough Team | Meets in Bickleigh Down Primary School |
| St Lawrence, Bigbury | Bigbury | Lawrence of Rome | | Church of England | Modbury Mission Community | |
| St Michael, Blackawton | Blackawton | Michael | | Church of England | Stoke Fleming etc | |
| St Mary, Brixton | Brixton | Mary | | Church of England | Brixton & Yealmpton | |
| St Peter, Buckland Tout Saints | Buckland Tout Saints | Peter | | Church of England | Start Bay Mission Community | |
| St Mary, West Charleton | Charleton | Mary | | Church of England | Start Bay Mission Community | |
| St Sylvester, Chivelstone | Chivelstone | Pope Sylvester I | | Church of England | Start Bay Mission Community | |
| St Mary, Churchstow | Churchstow | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Aune Valley Mission Community | |
| St Michael & All Angels, Cornwood | Cornwood | Michael & Angels | Medieval | Church of England | South Dartmoor Mission Community | |
| St Peter, Cornworthy | Cornworthy | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | |
| St Mary, Dartington | Dartington | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | New building 1878 |
| St Barnabas, Brooking | Dartington (Brooking) | Barnabas | C19th? | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | |
| St Clement, Dartmouth | Dartmouth | Pope Clement I | | Church of England | Dartmouth & Dittisham Mission C. | |
| St Saviour, Dartmouth | Dartmouth | Jesus | | Church of England | Dartmouth & Dittisham Mission C. | |
| St Petrox, Dartmouth | Dartmouth | Petroc | | Church of England | Dartmouth & Dittisham Mission C. | |
| St John the Baptist, Dartmouth | Dartmouth | John the Baptist | | Roman Catholic | | |
| Dartmouth Baptist Church | Dartmouth | | | Baptist Union | | |
| Dartmouth Flavel Church | Dartmouth | John Flavel | | Methodist / URC | Torbay Circuit | |
| St George the Martyr, Dean Prior | Dean Prior | George | Medieval | Church of England | Dart Valley Mission Community | Benefice also includes one church in Buckfastleigh |
| St Mary the Virgin, Diptford | Diptford | Mary | | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | |
| St George, Dittisham | Dittisham | George | | Church of England | Dartmouth & Dittisham Mission C. | |
| St Andrew, East Allington | East Allington | Andrew | | Church of England | Modbury Mission Community | Not contiguous with the other parishes in the benefice |
| St Winwaloe, East Portlemouth | East Portlemouth | Winwaloe | | Church of England | Start Bay Mission Community | |
| SS Peter & Paul, Ermington | Ermington | Peter & Paul | | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | |
| St Martin, Sherford | Frogmore & Sherford | Martin of Tours | | Church of England | Stokenham Mission Community | |
| St Leonard, Halwell | Halwell & Moreleigh | Leonard of Noblac | Medieval | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | |
| All Saints, Moreleigh | Halwell & Moreleigh | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | Built by a local landowner as penance for killing the parish priest |
| St Andrew, Harberton | Harberton | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | |
| St Peter, Harbertonford | Harberton (Harbertonford) | Peter | 1859 | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | |
| St Petroc, Harford | Harford | Petroc | Medieval | Church of England | South Dartmoor Mission Community | |
| All Saints, Holbeton | Holbeton | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Yealm & Erme Mission Community | |
| St Mary the Virgin, Holne | Holne | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Ashburton Moorland Mission Comm. | |
| St John the Evangelist, Ivybridge | Ivybridge | John the Evangelist | 1882 | Church of England | South Dartmoor Mission Community | |
| St Austin's Priory, Ivybridge | Ivybridge | St Austin ? | | Roman Catholic | Ivybridge & Modbury Parish | |
| Ivybridge Baptist Church | Ivybridge | | | FIEC | | |
| Ivybridge Methodist Church | Ivybridge | | | Methodist | Plymouth & Devonport Circuit | |
| Ivybridge Salvation Army | Ivybridge | | | Salvation Army | | |
| St Edward, King & Martyr, Kingsbridge | Kingsbridge | Edward the Martyr | Medieval | Church of England | Kingsbridge Mission Community | |
| St Thomas of Canterbury, Dodbrooke | Kingsbridge (Dodbrooke) | Thomas Becket | Medieval | Church of England | Kingsbridge Mission Community | |
| Sacred Heart, Kingsbridge | Kingsbridge | Sacred Heart | | Roman Catholic | Kingsbridge & Salcombe Parish | |
| Kingsbridge Family Church | Kingsbridge | | | Baptist Union | | |
| Kingsbridge Methodist Church | Kingsbridge | | | Methodist | South Devon Circuit | |
| Kingsbridge Evangelical Baptist Church | Kingsbridge | | | Independent | | |
| St James the Less, Kingston | Kingston | James the Less | | Church of England | Modbury Mission Community | |
| St Thomas of Canterbury, Kingswear | Kingswear | Thomas Becket | | Church of England | Brixham | Other churches in the benefice are in Torbay |
| St John the Baptist, Littlehempston | Littlehempston | John the Baptist | | Church of England | Dart Valley Mission Community | |
| St Michael & All Angels, Loddiswell | Loddiswell | Michael & Angels | | Church of England | Aune Valley Mission Community | |
| Loddiswell Congregational Church | Loddiswell | | 1808 | Cong Federation | | Rebuilt 1861-1864 |
| All Saints, Malborough | Malborough | All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Seaside Benefice | |
| Malborough Baptist Church | Malborough | | 1815 | Baptist Union | | |
| St John the Baptist, Marldon | Marldon | John the Baptist | | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | |
| St George, Modbury | Modbury | George | | Church of England | Modbury Mission Community | |
| St Monica, Modbury | Modbury | Monica | | Roman Catholic | Ivybridge & Modbury Parish | |
| Holy Cross, Newton Ferrers | Newton & Noss (Newton F) | Cross | Medieval | Church of England | Yealm & Erme Mission Community | |
| St Peter Revelstoke, Noss Mayo | Newton & Noss (Noss Mayo) | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Yealm & Erme Mission Community | Began as St John Baptist chapel of ease, St Peter's built 1877 |
| St James, Avonwick | North Huish (Avonwick) | James | 1878 | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | Proprietary chapel, still owned by the Cornish-Bowden family |
| Blessed Virgin Mary, Rattery | Rattery | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | South Brent & Rattery | |
| All Hallows, Ringmore | Ringmore | All Saints | | Church of England | Modbury Mission Community | |
| Holy Trinity, Salcombe | Salcombe | Trinity | 1843 | Church of England | Seaside Benefice | |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea, Salcombe | Salcombe | Mary | | Roman Catholic | Kingsbridge & Salcombe Parish | |
| Salcombe Christian Fellowship | Salcombe | | | Baptist Union | | |
| St Edward, King & Martyr, Shaugh Prior | Shaugh Prior | Edward the Martyr | | Church of England | Roborough Team | |
| St James the Great, Slapton | Slapton | James | | Church of England | Start Bay Mission Community | |
| Slapton Gospel Hall | Slapton | | | Gospel Hall | | |
| St Petroc, South Brent | South Brent | Petroc | | Church of England | South Brent & Rattery | |
| St Dunstan, South Brent | South Brent | Dunstan | | Roman Catholic | | |
| South Brent Methodist Church | South Brent | | | Methodist | Teignbridge Circuit | |
| Holy Trinity, South Huish | South Huish (Galmpton) | Trinity | C19th | Church of England | Seaside Benefice | |
| St Clement, Hope Cove | South Huish (Hope Cove) | Pope Clement I | | Church of England | Seaside Benefice | |
| Hope Cove Methodist Church | South Huish (Hope Cove) | | | Methodist | South Devon Circuit | |
| All Saints, South Milton | South Milton | All Saints | | Church of England | Aune Valley Mission Community | |
| SS Nicholas & Cyriac, South Pool | South Pool | Nicholas & Cyriacus | | Church of England | Start Bay Mission Community | |
| All Saints, Sparkwell | Sparkwell | All Saints | | Church of England | South Dartmoor Mission Community | |
| St Paul de Leon, Staverton | Staverton | Paul Aurelian | Medieval | Church of England | Dart Valley Mission Community | |
| St Matthew, Landscove | Staverton (Landscove) | Matthew | C19th | Church of England | Dart Valley Mission Community | |
| St Peter, Stoke Fleming | Stoke Fleming | Peter | | Church of England | Stoke Fleming etc | |
| SS Mary & Gabriel, Stoke Gabriel | Stoke Gabriel | Mary & Gabriel | Medieval | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | |
| Waddeton Oratory, Stoke Gabriel | Stoke Gabriel (Waddeton) | | | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | Private? |
| St Michael & All Angels, Stokenham | Stokenham | Michael & Angels | | Church of England | Stokenham Mission Community | |
| St Andrew, Beesands | Stokenham (Beesands) | Andrew | | Church of England | Stokenham Mission Community | |
| Chillington Methodist Church | Stokenham (Chillington) | | | Methodist | South Devon Circuit | |
| South Hams Christian Fellowship | Stokenham | | c. 1980 | Independent | | |
| St Michael, Strete | Strete | Michael | 1836 | Church of England | Stoke Fleming etc | |
| All Saints, Thurlestone | Thurlestone | All Saints | | Church of England | Aune Valley Mission Community | |
| St Mary, Totnes | Totnes | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | |
| St John the Evangelist, Bridgetown | Totnes (Bridgetown) | John the Evangelist | 1832 | Church of England | Totnes Mission Community | |
| SS Mary & George, Totnes | Totnes | Mary & George | 1902 | Roman Catholic | | |
| Totnes United Free Church | Totnes | | 1877 | Baptist Union | | Linked with Ichthus |
| Totnes Methodist Church | Totnes | | | Methodist | Teignbridge Circuit | |
| Totnes Gospel Hall | Totnes | | | Gospel Hall | | |
| St Peter, Ugborough | Ugborough | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | Three Rivers Mission Community | Known as the 'Cathedral of South Hams' |
| Bittaford Methodist Church | Ugborough (Bittaford) | | | Methodist | Plymouth & Devonport Circuit | |
| St Werburgh, Wembury | Wembury | Werburgh | | Church of England | | |
| All Saints, West Alvington | West Alvington | All Saints | | Church of England | Kingsbridge Mission Community | |
| St Mary, Woodleigh | Woodleigh | Mary | | Church of England | Aune Valley Mission Community | |
| St Bartholomew, Yealmpton | Yealmpton | Bartholomew | | Church of England | Brixton & Yealmpton | |
| Yealmpton Community Methodist Church | Yealmpton | | 1909 | Methodist | Plymouth & Devonport Circuit | |

## Defunct churches

| Name | Civil parish | Web | Dedication | Founded | Redundant | Denomination | Notes |
| St Mary, North Huish | North Huish | | Mary | Medieval | 1993 | Church of England | Churches Conservation Trust |