St Mellor's Church, Linkinhorne in Cornwall - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

There has been a church on this site since before the time of Henry I in the 11th century. The church was given to Launceston Priory by Reginald Fitz-Henry, Earl of Cornwall, the natural son of Henry I; the gift was confirmed in a charter from King John in 1199 and by another from Henry III in 1288.
The present church of St. Mellor was rebuilt by Sir Henry Trecarrel kt in the reign of Henry VIII. Is a building of freestone and granite in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave of five bays, aisles, south porch. The rood stairs remain in the north wall: the font has a square basin supported on a central pillar with smaller ones at the corners and is probably Norman. There is a monument with Latin inscription, to Edward Kneebone, ob. 1685, placed by Edith his wife, besides a number of others of later date to the families of Saltern, Kittow Dingley and Coffin. An ancient altar stone incised with crosses has been laid in the vestry floor since April 14, 1891.
There is a memorial window, erected in 1876, to Richard Kittow, formerly lay rector of the parish. The earliest piece of church silver is the chalice with cover date from 1572 and the paten from 1735. The church has a very fine embattled western tower with battlemented turrets and pinnacles and containing 6 bells. The tower can be seen for miles around the parish.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1500 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 If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: From: 10:00 AM To: 4:00 PM If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Street address of Church: St Mellor's Church Linkinhorne Callington, Cornwall United Kingdom PL17 7LY 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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