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Parish Church of:
Kea (Old)
The tower of the old church, still standing in the churchyard of old Kea, 3 miles east, is of three stages, with an embattled parapet and crocketed pinnacles, and was repaired in 1883; there is also a mission chapel adjoining, erected in 1862 and opened January 1st, 1863, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, south aisle and a turret containing one bell; it was enlarged in 1869, and has since been re-seated and greatly improved: the east window is a memorial to Catherine Murray, d. 1857, and there are six stained windows: the chapel affords 75 sittings; in the churchyard is the shaft of an ancient cross.
N.B. The tower of the old church still remains.
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