▁for ▁centuries ▁by ▁the ▁dioc es an ▁b ish ops , ▁until ▁T ud or ▁times , ▁and ▁the ▁parish ▁was ▁a ▁bishop ' s ▁peculiar . ▁ ▁Building ▁This ▁small ▁church ▁is ▁built ▁of ▁stone ▁rub ble , ▁roughly ▁cour sed ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁a is le ▁and ▁with ▁squ ared ▁rub ble ▁to ▁the ▁ch an cel ▁and ▁as hl ar ▁ ▁dress ings . ▁The ▁tower ▁and ▁probably ▁also ▁the ▁nave ▁are ▁ 1 4 th - century ▁with ▁the ▁latter ▁being ▁rem od elled ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th - century ▁when ▁the ▁North ▁a is le ▁was ▁added . ▁The ▁North ▁a is le ▁was ▁restored ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁the ▁ch an cel ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁while ▁further ▁general ▁rest oration ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁all ▁by ▁local ▁architect ▁R . D . ▁G ould . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁building ▁is ▁mostly ▁ 1 5 th - century ▁and ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁medieval ▁chap el . ▁The ▁tower ▁is ▁unique ▁in ▁Dev on ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁cro cket ed ▁ 1 4 th - century ▁oct ag onal ▁sp ire . ▁The ▁first ▁recorded ▁R ector ▁was ▁John ▁de ▁O ke ham pton ▁in ▁ 1 2 8 5 , ▁though ▁nothing ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁building ▁from ▁this ▁time . ▁Over ▁the ▁years ▁numerous ▁improvements ▁have ▁been