St Levan Church

Penwith, United Kingdom

The church of St Levan is medieval. It was heavily rebuilt in the twelfth century and extended in the fifteenth century. In 1874 it was restored by J. D. Sedding to a more medieval appearance.

St Levan (properly Selevan, a Celtic form of Solomon) according to the Life of St Kybi was a Cornishman and the father of Kybi. In the department of Morbihan are four places probably connected to the same saint, who probably lived in the 6th or 7th century. On the cliff at St Levan is St Levan's Well and below it the probable remains of his chapel.

The tower contains three bells dating from 1641 (John Beaskam), 1754 (Abel Rudhall) and 1881 (Mears & Stainbank).

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Founded: 12th century
Category: Religious sites in United Kingdom

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Christopher Premraj (19 months ago)
Amazing little Chapel. It's very calm and peaceful
Aqueel Ahmed (2 years ago)
Didn't it looked like a family church? A calm and serene place. Worth spending some time with gone ones.
viv meeson (3 years ago)
My son is buried in this beautiful churchyard. The church itself is beautiful and together l can find some peace in what was and still is a very sad event.
Roy Judd (4 years ago)
Serene church with lovely position in the landscape, unusual coffin rest incorporated within the cattle grid at the church boundary on the north side from the footpath up and across the farm land.
Peter Byrne (4 years ago)
Fantastic atmospheric church on the cliffs located on a pagan site because of a stone monolith, now in the churchyard. Small car park at the end of the dead end lane past the Minack theatre
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