Luton is a village in
Devon
Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...
, England, within
Teignbridge
Teignbridge is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in the town of Newton Abbot. The district also includes the towns of Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Dawlish, Kingsteignton and Teignmouth, along with numerous vi ...
local authority area. Historically Luton formed part of Ashcombe Hundred.
The village is in the parish of
Bishopsteignton
Bishopsteignton is a village and civil parish in South Devon, England, between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth, close to the Teign Estuary. The village is on a steep hill, and has a post office and pharmacy and a small, family-run village shop. ...
, but has a
chapel of ease
A chapel of ease (or chapel-of-ease) is a church architecture, church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently, generally due to trav ...
, dedicated to
St John the Evangelist
John the Evangelist ( – ) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, although there is no consensus on h ...
, built in the 19th century. The village is within
Kenn Deanery for ecclesiastical purposes.
The chapel is a
Grade II listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...
,
as are the lych gate
and a tomb in the churchyard.
Other listed buildings in the village include the Old Mill, a former watermill inoperative since the 1880s and now a private house,
and Ivy Cottage, a 17th- or 18th-century thatched cottage.
The village contains a public house, the Elizabethan Inn.
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External links
Villages in Devon
Teignbridge
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