1120-The Norman's rebuilt the church on its present site.
Note- The font is Norman though unfortunately the shafts of the font were wrongly set in Victorian times when they were repaired and renewed.
1291-The date the parish is first mentioned by name.
1310-William Bloyon is the earliest recorded rector.
1350- Is the approximate date of the building of the tower it has sqinches at each corner supporting a broached spire. The decorations towards the apex called a "quatre foil string course" are rare.
Between 1390and 1400 the south aisle was built. Note the wagon roof with its finely carved bosses.
These were repeated at a later date in the transept roof over the vestry.
The pillars separating the nave from the south aisle have a curious feature. There are five of them forming an "arcade" with a respond (which is half a pillar) at the east and the west ends but the design on the capitals of the two outside ones is different to the middle three. Moreover the workmanship on the one on the West end (opposite the doors) is much rougher, almost as if an apprentice was permitted to "have a go".
Fifteenth and Sixteenth century the Rood Screen possibly carved by a band of travelling craftsmen. Examples of the trail of stem and leaves are found in Mullion and other Cornish Churches.Though this screen is unique and the most interesting feature in the church. it is the only one of its kind and age in Cornwall to have escaped destruction by Cromwell's soldiers. It is now set across the chancel entrance it was probably originally across the transept arch leading to the South aisle, where the lady chapel is now. This was than the Tregonan chapel, the private chapel of the Tredenham family, whose influence was apparently strong enough to restrain vandals.
Traditionally Cornish screens have five bays but this one has seven. In the last century an extra one was added at each end to make it fit its present position and its red and gilt paint was also removed at the same time.
The Cornice at the top which originally carried a rood loft depicts Old testament animals. Below that the vaulting is beautifully carved and deserves close inspection; the instruments of Our Lord's Passion are shown at either end. the supporting pillars are each carved differently with leaves and figures. A King and queen can be found on the right of the door and a Knight and his lady on the left, both apparently in Purgatory (perhaps a Medieval worker's protest?) and on the right hand door post is the head of a piskey. The inclusion of seaweed in the design of leaves and tendrils is a unique Cornish feature.
1450-One of the rectors resigned "because he could not speak the Cornish tongue".
1447 -Outside the North wall of the chancel is an alter slab which probably originally stood under the east window.
1559-Parson Hugh Atwell earned fame throughout the West Country as a benefactor and physician "the poor saylers praise the parson of Twe in Cornwall who feedeth the hungrie, helpeth the sick, cureth the hurte, etc". His favourite remedies were milk and apples. He was also an ancestor of the famous artist Mabel Lucie Atwell.
The two stones on the East wall bearing the inscription "W.P.1636" were obviously put there long after the wall was built.
1696- The weather vane has been on the tower from this date.
1699- Is the date of the slate memorial bearing the coat of arms (showing three hands "tres mains" a French pun on the family name) of the Tremayne family to be found in the South Aisle floor. The Tremayne family were squires of Heligan since 1513.
1745-The Bishop of Exeter was informed that St Tue had "180 families and one family of Quakers; two or three poor women keep the school and the rector mostly resides elsewhere.
1812-We Learn that "the principles of the parish are farmers who attend more in their farms than in their church"!.
1821 There were 301 families in 269 houses, totalling 1,663 souls in all but "most of the men- are sojourners and should the mines stop they must remove as paupers". This was the heyday of the Happy Union Mine in the North of the parish.
1864-Six gentleman's carriages were driven to church each Sunday.
Notes-The area around the font accommodated a locally recruited band in the days before that of harmoniums and organs.
The village stocks are kept here to preserve them.
The Pulpit is made up of three carved bench ends.
The Tredenham and Tremayne funeral hatchments stand in the church and there are memorials to Sir Joseph Tredenham (1750) and John William Hope the son of a rector who became head of a banking firm and died in 1813 leaving over half a million pounds.
At the entrance gate a granite sheep grid prevented animals from straying into the churchyard, and outside the church town there is the St Ewe Cross. the base is of considerable antiquity and is set four- square to the points of the compass and not orientated to the village. The centre pillar is possibly the shaft of an ancient cross brought from elsewhere.