Brentor, Brent Tor And Church Of St Michael De Rupe c.1872
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Photo of Brentor, Brent Tor And Church Of St Michael De Rupe c.1872

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This strange building - St Michael's Church - was consecrated on 4 December 1319; it originally had 'of the Rock' as a suffix. It has been rebuilt since. Although we have a precise date for the buildiing, its purpose seems a little more obscure. Brentor was once an active volcano.

A Selection of Memories from North Brentor

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from North Brentor

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On 15 May 1982 my husband Graham and I got married in the church on the tor. We had about thirty guests who all had to climb up the tor, and only one lady did not manage it. There had not been a wedding in the church for some months before this. Afterwards we all went to the Dartmoor Inn for lunch, then walked up to Widgery Cross. It was a wonderul day and we go back on most anniversaries to climb the tor and see the church again.