Manaton

Manaton is a village and civil parish in Teignbridge District, situated to the southeast of Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England.

The 15th-century church, located in a prominent spot due north of the village green, is dedicated to St Winifred.

He did so because he disapproved of what he considered to be a superstitious custom of carrying coffins three times around the cross before burial.

In 1890 and 1892, extensive restoration work was carried out by the prolific church architect George Fellowes Prynne.

[2] It was here that he was inspired by the nearby Jay's Grave and its legend to write his short story The Apple Tree in 1916.