St. Kew
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St. Kew is a large parish in North Cornwall District Council area, England, United Kingdom.
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[edit] St Kew Churchtown
The village is named for a Welsh saint, Cywa or Kew, possibly the sister of Docco, also known as: Docuin, Docwinn, Docquinn[1], who founded a monastery at or near the village of St Kew. The 15th Century church, however is dedicated to St James [2].
[edit] Church of St James
The 15th century parish church, in the village of St. Kew Churchtown, has important stained glass windows, including one depicting the Passion of Christ, which were restored in 2005. The windows were the most "memorable" part of Nikolaus Pevsner's visit [3].
He also praised the pulpit: "Uncommonly good, Elizabethan, with ornamental panels . . ". He notes the carved capitals, the wagon roof, the 15th C font, bench ends, a 15th C cross-head and the Royal Arms, in stone. There is a curious Ogham stone, found in a local farm, in the church. see Gallery, below
[edit] Notable residents
- Sir Edward Braddon, premier of Tasmania, was born in St Kew.[4]
- Rev. Thomas Hutton, (1565/6–1639), Vicar of St Kew (January 1607 until his death in December 1639) and author of An Answer to Several Reasons for Refusall to Subscribe to the Book of Common Prayer (1605)[5].
[edit] St Kew Community Primary School
The St Kew Community Primary School[6] campus includes an infant playground with sandpit, large general playground with quiet garden, playing field with adventure equipment and science garden. The building is all on one level and comprises three classrooms and additional teaching space. There is a work/artroom, library, reception and hall, with kitchen facilities. St. Kew School, originally located in the Parish Hall at the turn of the 20th. Century, moved to its present location in 1928. Further extension and improvement in 1991 added a complete new wing providing the school with a new kitchen, hall/dining room/gymnasium and workroom, staffroom, library and offices.
[edit] Gallery: The church of St James in the village of St Kew
 Church with ancient cross. |
 Decorated capital in church. |
 Pulpit of St James church. |
 Detail of face - slate memorial at St James church. |
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[edit] References
- ^ Name of village: Source: Gilbert Hunter Doble Saints of Cornwall, Part 4: Newquay, Padstow and Bodmin district, Dean & Chapter of Truro (reprinted 1965) Pages 105-109.
- ^ St Kew Conservation Area Character Statement, published by North Cornwall District Council in 1997 (pdf file).
- ^ Pevsner,N. Buildings of England:Cornwall' (1951;1970) (rev. Enid Radclffe) ISBN 0-300-09589-9 . Page 185.
- ^ Edward Braddon: ODNB article by M. N. Sprod, ‘Braddon, Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry (1829–1904)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 12 Oct 2007
- ^ Thomas Hutton: ODNB article by Elizabeth Allen, ‘Hutton, Thomas (1565/6–1639)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [1], accessed 22 Oct 2007
- ^ *St Kew Community Primary School
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