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This is a list of people from Cornwall, ... John Opie (1761–1807), portrait painter, the only Cornishman to be buried in St Paul's Cathedral; P
Pages in category "Burials in Cornwall" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. John Anstis;
From the sixteenth century to the middle of the nineteenth century, the church was virtually buried by the dunes and was known locally as "Sinking Neddy" [citation needed] or "Sinkininny Church". [1] To maintain the tithes required by the church, it had to host services at least once a year, so the vicar and parishioners descended into the ...
Buried within the churchyard is the British stage and film actor Eric Portman (1901 – 1969) who lived in Penpoll Cottage, St Veep. [4] Also Captain Robert Edwin Phillips VC (11 April 1895 – 23 September 1968) of the 13th Battalion, The Warwickshire Regiment who was awarded the Victoria Cross for an action at the River Hai, Kut-el-Amara ...
1. Gen. George Custer. West Point, New York The Civil War general most famous for his "last stand" at the Battle of Little Big Horn can be found in the West Point Cemetery alongside many other ...
She died when her ship sank off the Western Rocks and was first buried on Rosevear, before eventually being interred at Old Town Church. Harold Wilson, Lord Wilson of Rievaulx KG OBE FRS PC , who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976, is buried in the churchyard.
Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland, West Windsor. Bronson was famous in the 1970s for starring in violent action films such as “Death Wish.” Far from Hollywood, he and his wife and fellow actor ...
Piran or Pyran (Cornish: Peran; Latin: Piranus [6]), died c. 480, [1] [7] [8] [9] was a 5th-century Cornish abbot and saint, possibly of Irish origin. He is the patron saint of tin-miners, and is also generally regarded as the patron saint of Cornwall, although Michael and Petroc also have some claim to this title.