St Adwena Parish Church, Advent, Cornwall
N 50° 36.214 W 004° 40.784
30U E 381135 N 5607088
A lovely church set on top of a hill in rolling countryside. Advent is not the name of a town or village but of the parish. The nearest habitation is Tresinney, a hamlet of a few houses.
Waymark Code: WM360C
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/16/2008
Views: 15
Advent is a small parish on Cornwall's Bodmin Moor.
The church is near Tresinney, a mile or so from Camelford.
The Church is dedicated to St Adwena. It was constucted in the Early English and Perpendicular styles with a three stage, unbuttressed tower with 8 pinnacles. A lot of churches in Cornwall appear to have pinnacles. Parts of the church date back to the 13th century. Above the arch of the South entrance is an interesting sundial.It was nice being there on a sunny morning as we could check our watches with the sundial.The sundial was correct needless to say.
Advent church is a grade 1 listed building
Closeby are rare archaeological remains - a Bronze Age triple round barrow believed to date from pre 1000 BC.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1400
Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Church of England
Street address of Church: Advent Church Advent Camelford, Cornwall United Kingdom PL32 9RZ
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
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