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St Enodoc's Church, Trebetherick

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31: 44: 920: 393: 438: 51: 356:. The oldest fabric in the church dates from around the twelfth century. Additions were made in the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries. By the eighteenth century the church was partly submerged in sand. During the nineteenth century the sand was removed and the church was cleaned and restored under the direction of the vicar of St Minver, Rev. W. Hart Smith. The 477:
over which is a stone rubble wellhouse which was rebuilt probably in the nineteenth century and restored in the twentieth century. The wellhouse is a Grade II listed building. Also in the churchyard is a Cornish cross which consists of a head and upper part of the shaft. These were found built into
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dates from the twelfth century. It has a lead lined round bowl which stands on a shaft carved with cable moulding on a round base. A memorial stone to John Mably who died in 1687 is in the south porch. Inside the church on the south wall is a memorial to Ernest Edward Betjeman (1872–1934), the
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required by the church, it had to host services at least once a year, so the vicar and parishioners descended into the sanctuary through a hole in the roof. By 1864 it was unearthed and the dunes were stabilized. The church is surrounded by the Church course of the St Enodoc Golf Club.
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estuary. Wind-driven sand has formed banks that are almost level with the roof on two sides. From the sixteenth century to the middle of the nineteenth century, the church was virtually buried by the dunes and was known locally as "Sinking Neddy" or "Sinkininny Church". To maintain the
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leading to the tower, which unusually is to the north of the church, and a south porch. The tower is in two stages and is surmounted by a low broach spire. On all four faces are small
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with slate roofs. Its plan consists of a nave and chancel, a three-bay aisle to the south of the chancel, a north
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and three tomb chests which are listed Grade II. Also in the churchyard is the grave of the former
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About 0.6 miles (0.97 km) to the south of the church is Jesus Well. This is a
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The furnishings were largely replaced in 1863–64 although the base of a
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dating from around the fifteenth century has survived. The
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The church is said to lie on the site of a cave where
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St Enodoc's Church, Trebetherick is located in Cornwall
50°33′29″N 4°55′17″W / 50.5581°N 4.9215°W / 50.5581; -4.9215
Trebetherick
Cornwall
Denomination
Church of England
Architect(s)
J. P. St Aubyn (minor restoration)
Style
Materials
rubble
Diocese
Truro
Listed Building
1211902
Cornish
St Minver
Trebetherick
Cornwall
grid reference
SW931772
listed building
sand dunes
Daymer Bay
Brea Hill
River Camel
tithes
Enodoc
hermit

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