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The parish is named after the Cornish word for water 'Dowr' and lies near the point where two rivers meet.

St Weneppa, Gwennap is founded on a Celtic monastery thought to date from the late 5th century.

Known as 'the Ancient Church by the Sea' the parish church of Gerrans is the dominant feature of the local landscape, standing on the brow of a hill overlooking the sea.

The current church building dates from the 13th century. It was consecrated by Bishop Walter Bronescombe on the 14th August 1261.

Welcome to St Mylor, in a place where worship began in 411, our much loved church is sited within a beautiful churchyard, and overlooks Mylor Harbour on the River Fal.

The Miners' Church.

St Stythians has had centuries of developing a holy atmosphere which is apparent as soon as it is entered.