St. Sennen's Church, Sennen
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St. Sennen's Church, Sennen is a parish church
in the Church of England
located in Sennen
, Cornwall
.
The patron of the church is the Duke of Cornwall
.
Langdon (1896) recorded the existence of five stone crosses in the parish, including two in the churchyard.
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
located in Sennen
Sennen
Sennen is a coastal civil parish and a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Sennen village is situated approximately eight miles west-southwest of Penzance....
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
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History
The church of St. Sennen is medieval: it is known as the parish church of Lands End.The patron of the church is the Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Cornwall
The Duchy of Cornwall was the first duchy created in the peerage of England.The present Duke of Cornwall is The Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, the reigning British monarch .-History:...
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Langdon (1896) recorded the existence of five stone crosses in the parish, including two in the churchyard.