The Church of St. George the Martyr, Dean Prior, is a delightful 
14th Century church offering a rich heritage , a warm welcome and an atmosphere of friendly fellowship and quiet, spiritual reflection. 

Whilst these services are typically traditional with Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer and readings from the King James Bible, we enjoy a modern range of hymns.

 The village surrounding the church, once included a school, and many cottages, these were all pulled down to build the new road through. 

Around the church, now lying directly to the left of the main road, had been ‘Church Town, with its cottages, church house and school and across the valley and now on the other side of the A38, lie Upper  Dean and Deancombe. 
Lower Dean lies to the left of the A38.

Located adjacent to the A38 Devon Expressway, between Exeter and Plymouth. You can see the St. George's flag flying proudly above the Bell Tower. 

There is a pull-off parking bay at the front and a Car Park at the rear of the Church, just up the lane on the left.

The great yew tree in the churchyard was planted in 1780. The lytch gate was built last century and replaced the church house and alms houses.

The Parish of Dean Prior: A large area of the small rural parish of Dean Prior is within the Dartmoor National Park. The main village of Dean is divided into Lower and Higher Dean with a separate hamlet of Deancombe and has a population of 160 inhabitants. However, the parish was inevitably affected when it was cut in two by the construction of a dual carriageway. 

We are a small congregation of largely retired parishioners who love Dean Prior Church and we are most grateful to those volunteers who help us with the upkeep of the church grounds. God Bless them. 

You are advised to wrap up warmly in the winter months when visiting the church.

We very much welcome young people and families.