Historic churches · South West England
St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack
St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack — church in Cornwall, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1050. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Cornwall, England, UK". Coordinates: 49.9703°, -5.1930°.
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Heritage listing
St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack, is the Church of England parish church of Landewednack in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the most southerly church in mainland Britain and is about ten miles (16 km) south of Helston. It was founded about 600 AD. The oldest parts of the current building are 11th-century.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Caerthillian to Kennack SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: THE LIZARD
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack, is the Church of England parish church of Landewednack in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the most southerly church in mainland Britain and is about ten miles (16 km) south of Helston. It was founded about 600 AD. The oldest parts of the current building are 11th-century.
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Background
Architecture
The church is dedicated to St Winwaloe, who was the third son of a Cornish couple who moved to Brittany. There he founded the monastery of Landévennec. There is no evidence that he visited Cornwall, and the church may have been founded by one of the monks from Landévennec, or perhaps by St Winwaloe's elder brother, Wennac. Nothing remains of the original building. The oldest part of the current church building is the 11th-century Norman south doorway, which has serpentinite columns. The south doorway is inside a Gothic south porch that is either 13th- or 14th-century, and is rib-vaulted. The church has a south transept, whose east window is 13th-century. Also 13th-century are the piscinas…
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- Coordinates
- 49.9703, -5.1930
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Landewednack
- Postcode
- TR12 7PH
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Established
- 1050
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595665 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Wynwallows Church Landewednack.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack?
- St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR12 7PH), in the parish of Landewednack.
- When was St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack built?
- Built or established in 1050.
- Is St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack a listed building?
- St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack a protected site?
- Yes — St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack is part of the Caerthillian to Kennack SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the THE LIZARD National Nature Reserve.
- Is St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack free to visit?
- Yes, St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR12 7PH. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.