St Kew
St Kew is a parish and village in north Cornwall, United Kingdom. The main settlements in the parish are the churchtown, St Kew, and nearby St Kew Highway on the A39 road. St Kew was a female Welsh saint who was the sister of St Docco who is thought to have founded a monastery here.[1]
The 15th century parish church of St James has important stained glass windows, including one depicting the Passion of Christ, which were restored in 2005. St Kew Highway railway station was a station on the North Cornwall Railway opened on 1 June 1895 and closed on 3 October 1966.
St Kew Media
Ogham stone in the church of St James in the village of St. Kew
St Kew Highway viewed from St Mabyn
Railway bridge at St Kew Highway
St. Kew Highway A view looking north along what used to be the main A39 route, until the by-pass was constructed. The Red Lion public house is on the left.
St Kew - Church and ancient cross
Decorated capital in the church
St Kew - Elizabethan Pulpit of St James's church.
Detail of face – slate memorial at the church
Passion of Christ at the church
References
- ↑ Doble, G. H. (1965) Saints of Cornwall, Part 4: Newquay, Padstow and Bodmin district. Truro: Dean & Chapter; p. 105