About Church of St Adwen, Advent

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The Church of St Adwen, also known as St Adwenna's Church, is a Grade I listed parish church situated in Advent, Cornwall. It is an Anglican church in the Diocese of Truro, dated to the 13th century, although mostly constructed in the 15th century. It is dedicated to St Adwen, one of the daughters of King Brychan of Brycheiniog. By 1870 the church had deteriorated and was restored.

The church contains monuments to Elizabeth Bennet (died 1643, dated 1667), John Batten (died 1710), and Edward Dinham of Newton, St Kew (died 1831), as well as a carved granite stone to William Michel (died 1650), his wife Agnis (1685), and their children Elizabeth, Anne, Margery and Grace.

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Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, PL32 9RU

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