The medieval church of St Mary stands in a lovely rural setting in the Exmoor hamlet of Oare, Somerset , in the heart of what is now known as the Doone Valley, east of Lynton, Devon
Oare Church draws visitors from across the world, drawn by its links to the popular 19th-century novel Lorna Doone, by RD Blackmore. It was here that the novel's heroine, the eponymous Lorna, was shot at the altar during her wedding to the novel's hero, John Ridd.