St Michael and All Angels' Church, Lesnewth

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Lesnewth
St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Lesnewth
	St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Lesnewth
	Coordinates: 50°40′54.17″N 4°38′51.09″W / 50.6817139°N 4.6475250°W
Location	Lesnewth
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad church
History
Dedication	St Michael and All Angels
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II* listed
Administration
Parish	Lesnewth (Boscastle and Tintagel Group of Churches)
Deanery	Stratton
Archdeaconry	Bodmin
Diocese	Diocese of Truro
Province	Province of Canterbury

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Lesnewth is a Grade II* listed^[1] parish church in the Church of England in Lesnewth, Cornwall.

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^[2] 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
The Holy Family Church, Treknow
St Piran's Church, Trethevy
St Petroc's Church, Trevalga

References[]

^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Church of St Michael (Grade II*) (1327721)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
^ "Mr. Beresford Hope MP at Lesnewth Church Opening". Royal Cornwall Gazette. Falmouth. 4 October 1866. Retrieved 27 September 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[NHLE-1] Historic England. "Church of St Michael (Grade II*) (1327721)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

[2] "Mr. Beresford Hope MP at Lesnewth Church Opening". Royal Cornwall Gazette. Falmouth. 4 October 1866. Retrieved 27 September 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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