N atal ▁Category : History ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁St ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁is ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁parish ▁church ▁for ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Bishop ' s ▁T aw ton ▁in ▁Dev on . ▁The ▁church ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁building ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁comes ▁under ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Ex eter . ▁ ▁History ▁Several ▁sources ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁ 1 7 th ▁centuries ▁record ▁that ▁the ▁see ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁bishop ▁for ▁Dev on ▁( a ▁dioc ese ▁created ▁by ▁div iding ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Sher bor ne ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 0 th ▁century ) ▁was ▁at ▁T aw ton ▁( l ater ▁named ▁Bishop ' s ▁T aw ton ) ▁in ▁ 9 0 5 , ▁though ▁certainly ▁by ▁ 9 0 9 ▁the ▁see ▁was ▁at ▁Cred it on . ▁( In ▁ 1 0 5 0 ▁the ▁see ▁moved ▁to ▁Ex eter .) ▁Any ▁link ▁between ▁a ▁possible ▁ 1 0 th - century ▁former ▁bishop ' s ▁church / c athedral ▁and ▁the ▁ext ant ▁Church ▁of ▁St ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁is ▁conject ural . ▁The ▁case ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁bishop ric ▁at ▁T aw ton ▁is ▁far ▁from ▁proved , ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁remains ▁of ▁a ▁mod est ▁bishop ' s ▁" pal ace " ▁at ▁Court ▁Farm , ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁church . ▁This ▁residence ▁was ▁used