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The name derives from the nearby Pyon Hill. 'Pyon', is unusual and is not used anywhere else in Britain, with the exception of the nearby village of Kings Pyon on the other side of the hill. The civil parish includes Kings Pyon, Westhope and Ledgemoor. Canon Pyon, along with the other three parishes has a magazine, The Pyonear.
The Church of St Lawrence is mainly 13th and 14th century with a south tower. There is an octagonal Perpendicular font, some misericords and stalls with poppy-head carving.
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