St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Lesnewth is a Grade II* listed

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in the

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Lesnewth __NOTOC__ Lesnewth ( kw, Lysnowyth) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about six miles east of Tintagel Head and two miles east of Boscastle. The parish is bounded on the north by St Juliot (where the 2011 ...

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

History

The church dates from the 12th century. With the exception of the tower, it was rebuilt between 1865 and 1866 by

James Piers St Aubyn James Piers St Aubyn (6 April 1815 – 8 May 1895), often referred to as J P St Aubyn, was an English architect of the Victorian era, known for his church architecture and confident restorations. Early life St Aubyn was born at Powick Vicara ...

at a cost of £700. The contractor was Westlake and Cann.

Parish status

The church is in the Boscastle and Tintagel group of parishes which includes: * St Symphorian's Church, Forrabury * St Merteriana's Church, Minster * St Materiana's Church, Tintagel * St Denis’ Church, Otterham *

St Julitta's Church, St Juliot St Julitta's Church, St Juliot is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in St Juliot, Cornwall. ( St Julitta's Church, Lanteglos-by-Camelford is dedicated to the same local saint.) History The parish church ...

*The Holy Family Church,

Treknow Treknow () is a small village in Tintagel civil parish, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom: it is the second largest settlement, and is located between Trevena and Trebarwith. It is situated north of Bodmin, north-west of Camelford, and west ...

* St Piran's Church, Trethevy *St Petroc's Church,

Trevalga Trevalga ( kw, Trevelgi) is a coastal civil parish and hamlet in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish is bounded on the north by the Celtic Sea, on the southeast by Forrabury and Minster parish and on the west by Tintagel parish. ...

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