Noss Mayo
Noss Mayo is a village in the civil parish of Newton and Noss in the South Hams district of South West Devon, England, about south-east of Plymouth. It lies about inland, on the southern bank of Newton Creek, an arm of the estuary of the River Yealm. On the opposite, northern bank of the creek is Newton Ferrers, a slightly larger settlement. The two villages were included in the top 20 prettiest towns and villages in Devon in a list compiled by readers of the "Visit Devon" website. The population was 510 in 1991.
The first documentary reference of Noss Mayo was in 1286 as Nesse Matheu. The manor here was held by Matheu son of John from 1284 to 1309.
The village's church, dedicated to St. Peter, was built in 1880–1882 at the expense of Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke to a design by James Piers St Aubyn. It took over from the Church of St Peter the Poor Fisherman, Revelstoke which was built in 1226, on the coast just over to the south.
