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Parish Church of:
Towednack
The church of St. Tewennoc is an ancient building of stone, chiefly in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle, divided from the nave by an arcade of five arches, south porch, and a low embattled western tower, containing 3 bells; the first two are dated 1667 and 1744; the tenor bears an invocation to the Holy Spirit; the chancel arch is Early English; the aisle retains an aumbry, and there is a curiously carved font, whcih bears the date 1720; two ancient bench ends, the only ones surviving, display medallion profiles of James Trewhila and Matthew Trenwith, churchwardens, with the date 1633; the monuments are modern, and include one to the Rosewalls, of Hellesvear, St Ives, 1829-41; the church plate includes a chalice dating from 1576; the church was restored and re-seated in 1870, and has 200 sittings. The register of baptisms dates from the year, 1676; marriages, 1677; burials, 1683.
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