▁had ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁chap el ries ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ; ▁the ▁impro p ri ators ▁of ▁the ▁churches ▁of ▁North ▁P ether win ▁( T av ist ock ▁Ab bey ) ▁and ▁St ▁Stephen ' s ▁by ▁La unc eston ▁( La unc eston ▁Pri ory ). ▁A ▁settlement ▁of ▁the ▁dispute ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁pri ory ▁which ▁under to ok ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁a ▁resident ▁chap lain ▁to ▁serve ▁both ▁W err ington ▁and ▁St ▁G iles . ▁▁ ▁The ▁original ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁Martin ▁was ▁in ▁W err ington ▁Park ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁re - built ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 2 ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁Goth ic ▁style ; ▁the ▁tower ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁church . ▁The ▁front ▁in ▁the ▁earliest ▁Goth ic ▁Rev ival ▁style ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁architect ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁William ▁Kent . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁fonts : ▁one ▁is ▁plain ▁and ▁Norman ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁contemporary ▁with ▁the ▁re building . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁pe al ▁of ▁eight ▁b ells . ▁ ▁S ources ▁Corn wall ▁Record ▁Office , ▁W err ington ▁Est ate ▁Records , ▁covering ▁dates ▁ 1 4 3 3 ▁– ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁ref : ▁W W , ▁Introduction ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁H ole , ▁William , ▁M . A . ▁A ▁S erm on ▁Pre ached ▁in ▁the ▁Par ish ▁Church ▁of ▁W err ington ,