Church of Saint Credan

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Sancreed Parish Church (Grade II Listed) is the parish church of Sancreed, Cornwall, England, UK. It is an Anglican church in the Diocese of Truro. Sancreed Parish Church only uses the traditional Book of Common Prayer for all services, whereas churches now generally use the more modern Common Worship order of service.

Sancreed is steeped in tradition in preserving the order of service, as held in the church for hundreds of years. There is a service every Sunday at 9.30am. Sancreed Parish Church is a corporate member of the Prayer Book Society (England).

Sancreed Parish church lies at the heart of the village and is dedicated to St Sancredus. The church is built of granite, parts of which date back to the 13th and 14th centuries; the church was originally built in a cruciform shape. The current church has an unbuttressed west tower of two stages, a north transept and a 15th-century south aisle of five bays.

Features of interest include the fine font, which is of the St Ives type dating from the 14th century, decorated with carved angels holding heraldic shields, and the wooden 15th century rood screen, which has curious carvings at the base to which traces of the original paint still...