Historic churches · South West England
St Paul's Church
St Paul's Church — church in Gulworthy, Devon, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Gunnislake · 2.7 km
About
St Paul's Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Gulworthy, Devon, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.5337°, -4.1915°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Tamar Valley
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Paul's Church is a Church of England Church in Gulworthy, Devon and is one of the central buildings in the disparate parish, together with the neighbouring school. It is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
In the mid-1800s, the Gulworthy area was the centre of substantial mining activity and the population increased rapidly Francis Sackville Russell, the 7th Duke of Bedford gave land for the church and neighbouring school to be built to cater for "the spiritual and educational needs" of the community. The church was built of granite and the local Hurdwick stone and was consecrated on 5 July 1856
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- Coordinates
- 50.5337, -4.1915
- County
- Devon
- District
- West Devon
- Parish
- Gulworthy
- Postcode
- PL19 8JA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Nearest railway station
- Gunnislake — 2.7 km
- Official site
- gulworthychurch.wordpress.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595129 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Paul's Church, Gulworthy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Paul's Church Gulworthy - geograph.org.uk - 193886.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Paul's Church?
- St Paul's Church is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL19 8JA), in the parish of Gulworthy.
- Is St Paul's Church a listed building?
- St Paul's Church is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St Paul's Church a protected site?
- Yes — St Paul's Church is part of the Tamar Valley National Landscape (AONB) and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to St Paul's Church?
- The nearest railway station is Gunnislake, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL19 8JA.