The Church of St Peter ad Vincula sits a little uphill from the centre of Combe Martin, an unusually grand parish church for so small a village — the result of medieval wealth from local silver mines. The fabric is mostly 13th- and 14th-century, with a tall west tower and a beautifully carved late-medieval rood screen running across the nave. Look for the painted figures of the saints on the screen panels and the brass commemorative plaques to local mining families.
The churchyard has the unusual feature of looking down on Combe Martin's high street — the village is so steep that you arrive at the church at roof level. The graveyard contains a number of memorials related to the silver-mining boom of the 17th century, when Combe Martin briefly minted coinage for the Crown.