Graveyard of St Wenn Church, Cornwall UK
N 50° 26.886 W 004° 51.842
30U E 367660 N 5590114
The graveyard of an ancient church in a Cornish Parish.
Waymark Code: WM3TWR
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/18/2008
Views: 10
There many graves in this churchyard, there is also an interesting coffin stone at the church gates, where they used to rest the coffin before going into the church.
There has been a church on the site for many hundreds of years. The present church was rebuilt in 1823, and then restored in 1868, is a granite building in the Early English style, and consists of chancel, nave of three bays, south porch and a massive embattled western tower, the higher section was destroyed by lightning in 1663, has never been fully restored, the belfry has 6 bells, which were cast in 1777. The Church records (BMD’s) start in 1609.
Name of church or churchyard: St Wenn Churchyard
Approximate Size: Medium (51-100)
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