St. Eval Churchyard
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St. Eval Churchyard

St Eval, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

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    Coordinates: 50.48369, -5.00108
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The windswept and exposed site of the church of St Eval appears to have been used for worship since the Bronze Age. The earliest parts of the present church are Norman. The 64 foot high tower, visible for eight miles from the sea, was built in 1727, with walls five feet thick. The tower was used as a manned look-out during the Second World War, and was a valuable landmark for the pilots from RAF St Eval.
RAF St Eval, hastily built in 1938, became an important base for Coastal Command, with up to 2,000 people watching for German U-Boats, and Anson, Shackleton, Blenheim and Hurricane aircraft, among many other types. The church was within the aerodrome perimeter, and featured on the Station badge. The RAF Station closed in 1959 when Coastal Command transferred to nearby RAF St Mawgan. There are many RAF memorials in the church, and military graves in the churchyard, including those of twelve of the twenty who died when their air raid shelter suffered a direct hit on 25 January 1941. Seven German airmen buried here were exhumed and reburied at Cannock Chase in 1962.
(Text by Sheilia W.)

The windswept and exposed site of the church of St Eval appears to have been used for worship since the Bronze Age. The earliest parts of the present church are Norman. The 64 foot high tower, visible for eight miles from the sea, was built in 1727, with walls five feet thick. The tower was used as a manned look-out during the Second World War, and was a valuable landmark for the pilots from RAF St Eval.
RAF St Eval, hastily built in 1938, became an important base for Coastal Command, with up to 2,000 people watching for German U-Boats, and Anson, Shackleton, Blenheim and Hurricane aircraft, among many other types. The church was within the aerodrome perimeter, and featured on the Station badge. The RAF Station closed in 1959 when Coastal Command transferred to nearby RAF St Mawgan. There are many RAF memorials in the church, and military graves in the churchyard, including those of twelve of the twenty who died when their air raid shelter suffered a direct hit on 25 January 1941. Seven German airmen buried here were exhumed and reburied at Cannock Chase in 1962.
(Text by Sheilia W.)

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