Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
OS grid reference
  
SW 711 127

Churchmanship
  
Broad Church

Archdeaconry
  
Parish
  
Diocese
  
Denomination
  
Dedication
  
St Wynwallow

Province
  
Phone
  
+44 1326 290307

St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack

Address
  
Church Cove Rd, Landewednack, Helston TR12 7PH, UK

Similar
  
Church of Saint Winwaloe, The Lizard, Kynance Cove, Porthgwarra, Lizard Point - Cornwall

St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack, is the parish church of Landewednack parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the most southerly church in mainland Britain and is situated approximately ten miles (16 km) south of Helston. It was founded about 600 AD but the present structure dates to the twelfth century.

The church is dedicated to St Winwaloe and is Church of England. St Winwaloe 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, Wennoc. Nothing remains of the original building.

The oldest part of the current church building is the twelfth century Norman doorway. The substantial tower is constructed of blocks of granite and serpentine giving it a chequer-board appearance. Other notable features are the serpentine pulpit and the font, which dates to the fifteenth century.

The church was restored in the thirteenth century when the porch was added and in the fifteenth century when a new window was inserted into the tower. It is now a Grade I listed building. The last Cornish language sermon was preached here in 1674, though this claim has also been made for the churches of Towednack and Ludgvan.

The settlements of Grade, Ruan Major and Ruan Minor were united into a single civil parish called Grade-Ruan in 1934. The former parish church of Ruan Major is now in ruins. St Wynwallow's Church is part of a group of parishes comprising:

  • St Grada & Holy Cross Church, Grade
  • St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack
  • St Rumon's Church, Ruan Minor
  • St Mary's Church, Cadgwith
  • References

    St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack Wikipedia


    Similar Topics