St Maddern’s Church, Madron

St Maddern's Church is the parish church of Madron, near Penzance in Cornwall and was once the mother church of Morvah and Penzance. It is a Grade I listed building.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: Grade I listed church in Cornwall, England, UK
Also known as: “Church Of St Maddern”, “Madron Parish Church”, “St Madernus‘ Church”, “St Madernus‘ Church, Madron”, and “St. Maddern’s Church”
Postal code: TR20 8SP

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trengwainton Garden and Mounts Bay Academy.

Trengwainton Garden

Garden

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Trengwainton is a garden situated in Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK, which has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1961. The garden is noted for its collection of exotic trees and shrubs and offers views over Mount's Bay and The Lizard. Trengwainton Garden is situated 2,400 feet southwest of St Maddern’s Church, Madron.

Mounts Bay Academy

School

Mounts Bay Academy is an academy school in Heamoor, Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK. The school teaches 1022 11- to 16-year-old students. Mounts Bay Academy is situated 2,200 feet southeast of St Maddern’s Church, Madron.

West Cornwall Hospital

Hospital

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West Cornwall Hospital is a hospital located in Penzance, Cornwall, England. It is managed by the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. West Cornwall Hospital is situated 1¼ miles southeast of St Maddern’s Church, Madron.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madron and Heamoor.

Madron

Village

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Madron is a civil parish and village in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Madron is named after Saint Madern's Church. Its annual Trafalgar Service commemorating the death of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson was started on 27 October 1946, following a local tradition that his death was first announced on British soil in the Union Hotel, Penzance.

Heamoor

Village

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Heamoor is a village in Cornwall, England. Formerly a secondary settlement of the village of Madron, Heamoor is situated approximately one-and-a half kilometres northwest of Penzance town centre.