Monument record 0704100000 - Penn

Conservation Area designated in 1971 and amended in 1992 (B1).
Penn is first recorded in legal documents in 1188, with later mentions in 1197, 1199 and 1222 (B2).
The village, which is small but scattered, presents a picturesque appearance, and contains some cottages of 17th-century date but refaced with modern brickwork. Its high position is said to render it remarkably healthy. The church stands near the eastern entrance, and there are several fine old yew trees in the churchyard. The vicarage adjoining is a substantial brick building dating from the first quarter of the 19th century. North-east of the church is the Crown Inn, a 17th-century house, and opposite are the Church schools, built by Lord Howe in 1837 and enlarged in 1909. On the north side of the road is the recently enlarged Wesleyan chapel (B3).