Historic churches · South West England
St Keverne
In or near St Martin-in-Meneage.
St Keverne (Cornish: Pluw Aghevran (parish), Lannaghevran (village)) is a civil parish and village on The Lizard in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. In addition to the parish, an electoral ward exis
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
St Keverne is located in Cornwall, with the postcode TR12 6NL. Entry to the church is free. There is no nearest railway station mentioned, so please plan your visit accordingly.
About
St Keverne (Cornish: Pluw Aghevran (parish), Lannaghevran (village)) is a civil parish and village on The Lizard in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. In addition to the parish, an electoral ward exists called St Keverne and Meneage. This stretches to the western Lizard coast at Gunwalloe. The population of the ward at the 2011 election was 5,220. The Cornish rebellion of 1497 started in St Keverne. The leader of the rebellion Michael An Gof ("the smith" in Cornish) was a blacksmith from St Keverne and is commemorated by a statue in the village. Before his execution, An Gof said that he should have "a name perpetual and a fame permanent and immortal". In 1997 a 500th anniversary march, "Keskerdh Kernow 500", celebrating the rebellion, retraced the route of the original march from St Keverne, via Guildford to London.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Coverack to Porthoustock SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: THE LIZARD
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Keverne (Cornish: Pluw Aghevran (parish), Lannaghevran (village)) is a civil parish and village on The Lizard in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. In addition to the parish, an electoral ward exists called St Keverne and Meneage. This stretches to the western Lizard coast at Gunwalloe. The population of the ward at the 2011 election was 5,220. The Cornish rebellion of 1497 started in St Keverne. The leader of the rebellion Michael An Gof ("the smith" in Cornish) was a blacksmith from St Keverne and is commemorated by a statue in the village. Before his execution, An Gof said that he should have "a name perpetual and a fame permanent and immortal". In 1997 a 500th anniversary march, "Keskerdh Kernow 500", celebrating the rebellion, retraced the route of the original march from St Keverne, via Guildford to London.
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Background
History
St. Keverne has been inhabited for many thousands of years, and there is evidence of human habitation from at least the Mesolithic period, c. 5550 BC. The area is rich in archaeological history from a variety of different periods, including flints, pottery, cists, round houses, and cliff castles.
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- Coordinates
- 50.0500, -5.0890
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Keverne
- Postcode
- TR12 6NL
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
Sources
- wikipedia: St Keverne (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Keverne?
- St Keverne is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR12 6NL), in the parish of St. Keverne.
- What is St Keverne?
- St Keverne (Cornish: Pluw Aghevran (parish), Lannaghevran (village)) is a civil parish and village on The Lizard in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. In addition to the parish, an electoral ward exis
- How do I get to St Keverne?
- Drivers can use postcode TR12 6NL.
- Is St Keverne a protected site?
- Yes — St Keverne is part of the Coverack to Porthoustock SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the THE LIZARD National Nature Reserve.
- Is St Keverne free to visit?
- Yes, St Keverne is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Keverne?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR12 6NL. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.