St Mawnan and St Stephen's Church, Mawnan is a

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Mawnan Mawnan (, meaning ''St Maunan'') is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the former administrative district of Kerrier and is bounded to the south by the Helford River, to th ...

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History

The church dates from the 13th century with the tower dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. It was restored in 1827 when the north wall was rebuilt. The chancel roof was restored by the vicar in 1861 and a further restoration took place in 1879 to 1880 under the direction of the architect

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. It was by then in a ruinous state and no longer possible to worship within. In the 1880 restoration considerable portions of the north and south walls were rebuilt, and several new windows were inserted. The chancel and east window of the north aisle were filled with stained glass, and in the north-east corner a new window of coloured glass was inserted in memory of M. Nowell Peters who died in 1880. The contractor for the restoration was Messrs May of

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, and it cost £1,500. The church reopened on 30 June 1880. The patron saint is Mawan, Mawnan or Mawganus, who appears to have settled in the neighbourhood in the 6th century. There is a fragment of a cross head built into the north aisle wall; it was found in the churchyard in 1881.

Rectors of Mawnan

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with: *St Michael's Church,

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Organ

The church had an organ by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd dating from 1875 which was originally in All Saints’ Church, Marazion. It has subsequently been enlarged by

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and Lance Foy. A specification of the organ can be found on the

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St Mawnan and St Stephen's Church