▁Peter ▁This ▁church ▁is ▁very ▁unusual ▁in ▁having ▁a ▁tower ▁over ▁the ▁crossing ▁and ▁not ▁as ▁usual ▁at ▁the ▁west ▁end . ▁Only ▁a ▁few ▁other ▁churches ▁in ▁Dev on ▁display ▁this ▁feature , ▁for ▁example ▁at ▁Cred it on , ▁Col y ton ▁and ▁Ax min ster . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁" B our ch ier ▁P ew " ▁( or ▁" Man orial ▁P ew ") ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁tr anse pt ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 5 5 0 ▁in ▁Franco - F lem ish ▁early ▁Renaissance ▁style , ▁and ▁decor ated ▁with ▁Bour ch ier ▁kn ots , ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁l ords ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁T aw stock . ▁The ▁unusual ▁and ▁small ▁man orial ▁p ew ▁ ▁has ▁been ▁mistaken ▁for ▁a ▁conf essional ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁box - like ▁appearance . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Bour ch ier ▁kn ot ▁is ▁much ▁in ▁evidence ▁within ▁the ▁church , ▁in ▁windows , ▁on ▁ben ch - ends ▁and ▁on ▁monuments . ▁Much ▁detail ▁concerning ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁surv ives ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁household ▁accounts ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Bath ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁include ▁a ▁complete ▁invent ory ▁of ▁the ▁household ▁contents ▁room ▁by ▁room ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 8 . ▁ ▁Des cent ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁ ▁Royal ▁dem es ne ▁In ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁of ▁ 1 0 8 6 ▁it ▁was ▁recorded