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Parish Details for Clyst St Mary

Archdeaconry: Exeter
Deanery: Aylesbeare
Benefice: Aylesbeare, Clyst Saint George, Clyst Saint Mary, Farringdon, Woodbury with Exton, and Woodbury Salterton
Mission Community: White Cross

Clergy in the parish

The Rev Lewis Eden

The Vicarage, Greenway, Woodbury, Exeter, EX5 1LU
Tel: 07777 597722
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The Rev Lewis Eden

The Vicarage, Greenway, Woodbury, Exeter, EX5 1LU
Tel: 07777 597722
Email The Rev Lewis Eden

Churches in the parish

St. Mary (Parish Church)

EX5 1DY

St. Mary (Parish Church)

EX5 1DY

St. Mary (Parish Church)

EX5 1DY

St. Mary (Parish Church)

EX5 1DY

Parish officers

Churchwardens

Mrs Pat Cusa
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Mr Robert William Hatton
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Mrs Pat Cusa
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Mr Robert William Hatton
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PCC Secretary

Mr Robert William Hatton
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PCC Treasurer

Nicky Blacker
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Readers

Mrs Christine Grist
Tel: 01395 232712
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Mrs Christine Grist
Tel: 01395 232712
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