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South West

The name Pelynt is a corruption of the Celtic PLU-NENT which means "the Parish of St Nonna".  The church was dedicated to St Nonna, the mother of S

Paul Church was burned by a Spanish raiding party in July 1595, and was rebuilt in 1600. 

The medieval church of St Piran, on Perran Sands, was built in about 1150, following the inundation of St Piran's Oratory by the dunes.

This questionnaire combines the two churches of St Cuby and Cornelly, and was completed by a volunteer working on the Religious History project.

This questionnaire was completed by a volunteer working on the project

The church is dedicated to Saint Wenappa, believed to have been a saintly woman who lived there in Celtic times.  The present church building dates

This questionnaire was completed by a volunteer working on the project

This questionnaire was completed by a volunteer working on the project.

Completed questionnaire 

This questionnaire was completed by a volunteer working on the project.

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