Church of St John the Baptist
Church of St John the Baptist is a church in St Just in Penwith, West Cornwall, England. Church of St John the Baptist is situated nearby to the community center Pendeen Parish Hall and Theatre, as well as near Pendeen School.Photo: Sheila Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Pendeen, Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St John the Baptist and boundary walls to the churchyard, cemetery and former rectory”, “St John the Baptist”, and “St John the Baptist’s Church, Pendeen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Levant Mine and Beam Engine and Pendeen Lighthouse.
Levant Mine and Beam Engine
Museum
Photo: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Levant Mine and Beam Engine is a National Trust property at Trewellard, Pendeen, near St Just, Cornwall, England, UK. Its main attraction is that it has the world's oldest Cornish steam winding engine still working in its original location. Levant Mine and Beam Engine is situated 1 mile west of Church of St John the Baptist.
Pendeen Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pendeen Lighthouse, also known as Pendeen Watch is an active aid to navigation located 2 kilometres to the north of Pendeen in west Cornwall, England. It is located within the Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI, the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Penwith Heritage Coast. Pendeen Lighthouse is situated 1 mile north of Church of St John the Baptist.
Carn Kenidjack
Peak
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carn Kenidjack is a hill in Tregeseal, Cornwall, UK. It is covered in megaliths including Tregeseal East stone circle. A tale is told that two miners returning home one night witnessed a wrestling match near Carn Kenidjack, which was presided over by the Devil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pendeen and Trewellard.
Pendeen
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk.
Pendeen is a former mining town in West Cornwall. It is a quaint village in a designated 'Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty' with lots of interesting features such as the stunning lighthouse, a lovely beach, bronze-age monuments such as 'Pendeen Fogou', the…
Trewellard
Village
Photo: Renouk, Public domain.
Trewellard is a small village on the north coast road between St Just and St Ives in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies along the B3306 road which connects St Ives to the A30 road.
Boscaswell
Village
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boscaswell is a village in the extreme west of Cornwall, England, UK. It lies towards the cliffs from Pendeen, looking west across fields to the Atlantic Ocean.
Church of St John the Baptist
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: St Just in Penwith, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.1501° or 50° 9′ 0″ northLongitude
-5.66533° or 5° 39′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C2P582M+2VOpenStreetMap ID
way 804617140OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q66479729
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