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1986 WITHIEL FLOREY CHURCH
In the hamlet of Withiel Florey stands a lovely small country church built in 1693. The incorporated church building society made a grant to repair the church upon condition that all sittings be free and that an annual collection be given to the society. Only one service a month is now held in the church, that for July 1985 being Holy Communion at 3pm on Sunday 14th. The history of this small church shows very clearly how the population of the area has declined and looking round the graveyard you see many gravestones bearing the same family names. The most recent being a grave of a man aged 84 who was buried here in 1981. Althouh very isolated the church seems well cared for and was clean and tidy each time we visited it.
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