St Wenn Church
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Wenna - a 5th century saint from Wales who was one of the daughters of Brychan and aunt of St David. The church dates back at least to Mediaeval times: there are records from the 12th century that the church was in the possession of the Earl of Gloucester who gave it to Tewkesbury Abbey in around 1150. Like most Cornish churches, it has been rebuilt and restored at least a couple of times since then. The tower originally had three stages but the top section was destroyed by lightning in 1663.
On walks
- St Wenn to Withiel (6.1 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.
