St Anne's Church, Whitstone

St Anne's Church, Whitstone is a Grade I listed^[1] parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Whitstone, Cornwall, England, UK.

St Anne’s Church, Whitstone
St Anne’s Church, Whitstone
50°45′39.34″N 4°27′51.27″W
Location	Whitstone
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Anne
Administration
Province	Province of Canterbury
Diocese	Diocese of Truro
Archdeaconry	Bodmin
Deanery	Stratton
Parish	Whitstone
Location of St Anne's Church, Whitstone in Cornwall
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Parish Church of St Anne
Designated	29 September 1961
Reference no.	1142426

History

The church dates from the 13th century. the upper part of the tower and the arcades are 15th century. The chancel, porch and interior were rebuilt in 1882 by Samuel Hooper of Hatherleigh.^[2] The renovation of the windows, with the addition of new windows was executed by Messrs Beer and Driffield of Exeter. The restoration cost £2,000.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

• St Gregory's Church, Treneglos
• St Werburgh's Church, Warbstow
• St Winwaloe's Church, Poundstock
• Our Lady and St Anne's Church, Widemouth Bay
• St Gennys’ Church, St Gennys
• St James' Church, Jacobstow
• St Mary the Virgin's Church, Week St Mary

Organ

A new organ was presented in 1880 by Edward Mucklow of Bennets in the parish.

Bells

The 3 medieval bells were expanded to 4 in the 18th century. In 1831 the tenor was recast by Mears of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. In 1885 two additional trebles were cast by Llewellyn and James of Bristol, and the tenor was recast by John Warner & Sons of Cripplegate Foundry, to bring the ring up to 6.^[3]