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Parish Details for Trentishoe

Archdeaconry: Barnstaple
Deanery: Shirwell
Benefice: Lynton, Brendon, Countisbury, Parracombe, Martinhoe and Trentishoe
Mission Community: Lyn Valley

Clergy in the parish

Churches in the parish

St. Peter (Parish Church)
Parracombe
EX31 4QB

Parish officers

Churchwardens

Mr Adrian Charles Richards
Tel: 01271 850716
Email Mr Adrian Charles Richards

PCC Secretary

Not listed

PCC Treasurer

Mr Adrian Charles Richards
Tel: 01271 850716
Email Mr Adrian Charles Richards

Readers

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