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The existing church building is dated 1469-72 and was until the building of Truro Cathedral the largest church in Cornwall.

The tower which remains from the original Norman church and stands on the north side of the church ( the upper part is 15th century ) was, until the loss of its spire in 1699, 150 ft high.

The building underwent two Victorian restorations and another in 1930.

It is now listed Grade I.

There are a number of interesting monuments, most notably that of Prior Vivian which was formerly in the Priory Church ( Thomas Vivian's effigy lying on a chest: black Catacleuse stone and grey marble ).

The font of a type common in Cornwall is of the twelfth century: large and finely carved.