The original churchyard surrounded Christchurch but was only used between 1845 and 1854 and just a few headstones have been found there. Burials were mainly carried out in Gwennap until this second churchyard was established on the 8th August 1911 by Act of Parliament and it cannot be formally closed without Parliaments consent.

There are few elaborate headstones in the graveyard and many plots are unmarked, reflecting the relative lack of wealth in the area.

Unfortunately there are no burial records for either of the first two churchyards. There are at least 670 graves in the second churchyard and where identifiable a list of these graves and the inscriptions on the stones have been posted here. 

The church of St Weneppa, Gwennap is founded on a Celtic monastery thought to date from the late 5th century. The present building dates from the 17th century and is one of only four churches in Cornwall with a detached tower.

St Day was a place of pilgrimage prior to the Reformation when there was a chapel dedicated to the Holy Trinity, situated in the area occupied by Trinity House at West End and the adjacent Trevean Cottages in Buckingham Place.

St Day was the commercial centre of the Gwennap Mining Area and with Carharrack and Lanner was part of the Gwennap Ecclesiastical Parish until 1835 when St Day became a separate parish.

St Stithians Church and its churchyard have been a sacred space and place of pilgrimage since Celtic times. The present sanctuary area of the Church is thought to be built on a chapel of the 5th century. The church has under gone several major extensions and changes over the centuries and evidence of its history can be seen in its architecture.

St Stithian is thought to have been a female Celtic hermit or anchoress and was closely associated with the Holy Well known as Lady Well, traces of which can still be seen near the agricultural showground. Please note that this is private land and permission must be sought before entry. 

The ecclesiastical Parish of Stithians includes the church of St Piran in Perran-ar-worthal. The two churches have been linked since the 12th century.