Historic churches · South West England
St Just in Penwith Parish Church
St Just in Penwith Parish Church — anglican church building in St Just, Cornwall, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
About
St Just in Penwith Parish Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "anglican church building in St Just, Cornwall, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.1247°, -5.6789°.
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Heritage listing
St Just in Penwith Parish Church is a parish church in the Church of England located in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, UK.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Just in Penwith Parish Church is a parish church in the Church of England located in St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, UK.
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Background
History
The church is dedicated to St Just; in 1478 William of Worcester reported that the church enshrined the relics of Saint Justus the Martyr. Just, Justin or Yestin was a son of St Geraint. The church of St Just is medieval. There are no remains of the early medieval church and only part of the chancel remains from the church built in 1334 which was dedicated on 13 July 1336 by the Bishop of Exeter, John Grandisson. The current building dates from the 15th-century. In 1355 the church was given to Glasney College by Sir John de Beaupre together with the church lands of Lafrowda. Medieval chapels in the parish included a chapel of St Helen at Cape Cornwall and a chapel of St Michael on Chapel…
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- Coordinates
- 50.1247, -5.6789
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Just
- Postcode
- TR19 7HA
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Official site
- www.achurchnearyou.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7593882 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Just in Penwith Parish Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: 2024 St Just in Penwith Parish Church (02a).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Just in Penwith Parish Church?
- St Just in Penwith Parish Church is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR19 7HA), in the parish of St. Just.
- Is St Just in Penwith Parish Church a listed building?
- St Just in Penwith Parish Church is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St Just in Penwith Parish Church a protected site?
- Yes — St Just in Penwith Parish Church is part of the Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to St Just in Penwith Parish Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR19 7HA. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.