St Issey Church
St Issey is named after Itha or Ida, born in Ireland in AD 480 and recorded as living to an age of 89, to whom the church is dedicated. The church building dates from Norman times and was enlarged in the 15th Century which included the addition of the tower, which was rebuilt around 1680. In 1869, the church tower collapsed after being struck by lightning and the resulting rebuild of 1871 was described as "lamentable". Nevertheless some artefacts survived which may be fragments of a mediaeval monument mentioned in a document of 1399. The church was carefully restored in 1980.
On walks
- St Issey to Sea Mills (3.8 mile walk)
Get the iWalkCornwall app
Download the app and use it to explore the walks and to purchase a guided route.
The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.
The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk.
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.
We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.
