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St Pol de Léon's Church, Paul

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in 1595. It was rebuilt by 1600. The parish tower is constructed of granite with double buttresses. It is 89 ft (27.1 m) tall and is surmounted with a turret 20 feet (6.1 m) tall, which serves as a
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are all buried in the churchyard, and a monument in the church by John Boson (to Arthur Hutchens, d. 1709) is the only surviving lapidary inscription in traditional Cornish.
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Within the village churchyard there is a memorial to
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Paul Parish Church

50°05′23″N 05°32′46″W / 50.08972°N 5.54611°W / 50.08972; -5.54611
OS grid reference
SW 465 271
Denomination
Church of England
Churchmanship
Broad Church
www.paulchurch.co.uk
Dedication
St. Pol-de-Léon
Province
Canterbury
Diocese
Truro
Archdeaconry
Deanery
Parish
Paul, Cornwall
Vicar(s)
Listed Building
1327894
parish church
Church of England
Diocese of Truro
Paul, Cornwall
Paul Aurelian
raid by the Spanish
daymark

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