St Enodoc Church, Trebetherick, Cornwall , where the Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman is buried qv
St Enodoc Church, Trebetherick is a chapel in the parish of St Minver. It is located to the south of the village of Trebetherick, Cornwall, England, and is a Grade I listed building. The church is situated in sand dunes east of Daymer Bay and Brea Hill on the River Camel estuary. Wind-driven sand has formed banks that are almost level with the roof on two sides. The church is surrounded by the Church golf course of the St Enodoc Golf Club, and is said to lie on the site of a cave where St Enodoc lived as a hermit. The oldest parts of the church date from around the 12th century. The church is built in stone rubble with slate roofs. Its plan consists of a nave and chancel, a three-bay aisle to the south of the chancel, a north transept leading to the tower, which unusually is to the north of the church, and a south porch. The tower is in two stages and is surmounted by a low broach spire. The furnishings were largely replaced in 1863–64 when the church was restored, although the base of a rood screen dating from around the 15th century has survived. The granite font dates from the 12th century. In the churchyard is the grave of the former poet laureate John Betjeman.
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Location: Trebetherick, Cornwall England
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