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St Nonna Parish Church, Altarnun

The church of St Nonna in Altarnum in Cornwall, has one of the highest church towers in Cornwall. Its west tower is 109 ft high. The church is located on a hillside besides the picturesque village of Altarnum. It has north and south aisles. Its north and south porches still have typically Cornish wagon roofs. Inside it has a remarkable set of 79 decorative bench ends with carvings of saints, angels, a fool, a fiddler, a man playing bagpipes to name a few.

Content generated during research for the paperback book 'Cornwall and the Cross: Christianity 500-1560' (ISBN 978-1-86077-468-3) for the England's Past for Everyone series

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