Religion
Exmouth has a number of active churches. The Holy Trinity Anglican Church was built by Lord Rolle, at the cost of £13,000 in 1824 to 1825. Standing on Beacon Hill it was built in the perpendicular style with a tower 104 feet (32 m) high, containing a clock and a bell. The interior, which has 1,500 sittings, has a canopy of Beer stone in the florid Gothic style over the altar. Until the erection of this church, Exmouth was without an episcopal place of worship; for though a small ancient chapel, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was standing in 1412, all traces of it disappeared many centuries ago.
Other active churches include Christ Church Anglican Church, the KingsWay independent church, Glenorchy United Reform Church, the Tower Street Methodist Church, The Ichthus Community Church, the Holy Ghost Roman Catholic Church and Exmouth Baptist Church.
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