In a corner of Exeter's Cathedral Close, St Martin's Church dates to the 11th century. The first church here was dedicated in 1065, the year before the Norman Conquest by Bishop Leofric, who also founded the nearby Cathedral. Signs of the original Saxon stonework can still be seen. It is the most important and complete church in the centre of Exeter, having escaped both Victorian refurnishing and the Second World War bombing which severely damaged many other Exeter churches. Its tiny parish - smaller than the size of a football pitch - served the workers and traders who crowded into the three- and four-storey houses in the surrounding streets.

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