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Ladock, St Ladoca

Cornwall Historic Churches Trust

Grid Ref SW8950 Ladock, Truro, TR2 4PL The church is situated on a hill above the village of Ladock in a small churchtown consisting of school, Georgian old rectory and glebe farm with a modern rectory and a few more … click here to find out more

St Dominic, St Dominica

Cornwall Historic Churches Trust

Grid Ref SX399678 St Dominic, Saltash, PL12 6SQ The parish of St. Dominic is reputed to have been named after St. Dominica, who with her brother St. Indract, sailed up the river Tamar from Ireland and landed near what is … click here to find out more

Landrake, St Erney

Cornwall Historic Churches Trust

St Erney, St Terninus Grid ref SX3759 Landrake, Plymouth, PL12 5ER St Erney church and St Michael’s Landrake are currently regarded as forming one parish. The 1842 tithe redemption map shows two parishes and marks the boundary between the parishes … click here to find out more

Boscastle, St Julitta’s

Cornwall Historic Churches Trust

Grid ref SX129912 St Juliot’s, Boscastle, PL12 5ER Little is known of St. Julitta, but Lanteglos-by-Camelford church was also dedicated to her.  It is probable that the original patron of St Juliot was a St Juliana, mentioned in the 12th-century … click here to find out more

Tintagel, St Materiana

Cornwall Historic Churches Trust

Grid ref SX049878 Church Hill, Tintagel, PL34 0DL This photo of St. Materiana’s Church is courtesy of TripAdvisor The church is dedicated to St. Materiana or Mertherian, who does not appear to be the same as St. Madryn.  She is … click here to find out more

Lanreath, St Marnarch

Cornwall Historic Churches Trust

Village church next to Court Barton manor house. A wonderful collection of art and wood carving from 16th and 17th centuries including: Best painted rood screen in Cornwall of early 16thcentury date.  Surviving panels restored more than once, but unusually … click here to find out more

Talland, St Tallan

Cornwall Historic Churches Trust

Picturesque coastal location.  One of the two parish churches serving the town of Looe.  Here one can be transported back to the Latin catholic services of the pre-Reformation period or the London blitz.  Particular features include: Tower of three stages … click here to find out more

Sheviock, Blessed Virgin Mary

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The most complete example of a Decorated period church in Cornwall, St Mary’s was dedicated by Bishop Bronescombe in 1259 but only the lower West Tower and the font survive from his time. The church was substantially rebuilt in the … click here to find out more

St Keverne, St Keverne

Cornwall Historic Churches Trust

One of Cornwall’s largest and architecturally most intriguing churches, after Bodmin and St Germans.  This retains an open feel as pews were removed altogether at one time and when replaced c.1972 wide alleyways were left, as in the late medieval … click here to find out more

Gwinear, St Winnear

Cornwall Historic Churches Trust

Church town on edge of mining district.  The church may well have gone through a cruciform phase with a north aisle added first, then double north chapel in the early 16th century, and finally a south aisle. Corbel heads from … click here to find out more

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