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Parish Church of:
Lansallos
(Lan Salus, the place of deliverance)
The church of St Alwys (according to other authorities, St. Ildierna), situated 514 feet above the sea-level, is an ancient building of stone in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave of six bays, aisles, south porch, and an embattled western tower 60 feet high, with pinnacles, and containing 3 bells, of which the first has an invocation to St. Margaret; the other two, both undated, are broken; the font is Norman; there are numerous modern tablets and some inscribed floor stones; the church under went partial restoration in 1883-4 at a cost of about £740, and has 250 sittings. The register dates form the year 1600.
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