Holy Trinity Church is a former

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britai ...

church in

Bolventor Bolventor ( kw, Bedhasbold) is a hamlet on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in Altarnun civil parish between Launceston and Bodmin. Toponymy The hamlet has been said to take its name from the "Bold Venture" that ...

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, UK. It was built in 1846–48 and served as the parish church of Bolventor until its closure in 1981. The church has been

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since 1988.

History

With the formation of Bolventor as a parish in 1846, plans were made for a church capable of accommodating 150 persons.Woolmer's Exeter and Plymouth Gazette – Church building association – 17 July 1847 – page 5 The foundation stone was laid in July 1846 by the church's builder, Francis Rashleigh Rodd of

Trebartha Trebartha is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, in the parish of North Hill and in the valley of the River Lynher. History The manor of Trebartha was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) when it was held by Thurstan from Robert, Cou ...

Hall and £100 was granted towards its construction by the Exeter Diocesan Church Building Society in 1847. The church, which cost £666 to build, was consecrated by the Bishop of Exeter, Henry Phillpotts, on 7 July 1848. A restoration of the church was completed in 1965. Due to a decline in congregation numbers, Holy Trinity closed in June 1981. It was later acquired by private owners in 2011, who were granted planning permission that year to transform the former church into a residence. With a partial conversion carried out, the church was sold again in 2018.

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