Holcombe Burnell is a civil parish in the Teignbridge district, in Devon, England, the church of which is about 4 miles west of Exeter City centre.

[1] In the 15th century the manor was acquired by a member of the Denys family of Orleigh in Devon, and the church was then substantially reconstructed.

The church was restored in the Victorian era in 1843–1844, to the plans of the Exeter architect John Hayward with Henry Lloyd of Bristol.

The altar is an ancient Spanish chest in carved oak from Culver House, one of the principal residences in the parish.

Thomas Denys (died 1498) of Holcombe Burnell married Janera Loveday, daughter of Philip Loveday of Sneston in Suffolk, and their son was Sir Thomas Denys (c. 1477 – 1561), a prominent lawyer who served as Sheriff and MP for Devon.

[2] Sir Robert married Mary Blount, a first cousin of Lady Jane Grey.