Atherington is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England, about 8 miles south of Barnstaple.

The church of St Mary is Perpendicular and was restored by J. L. Pearson in 1884.

The church has a screen and gallery dating back 400 years, as well as a roodloft stairway of the same age.

The north aisle part of the screen retains the original canopy and as such is unique in Devon (it was carved by two craftsmen from Chittlehampton c. 1540).

The benches have elaborate carved ends, and there is some very old stained glass.