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List Of Churches In Cornwall
The following is a list of churches in Cornwall. Map of medieval parish churches {{Location map+, Cornwall , caption = Medieval parish churches in Cornwall , width = 2200 , float= left , places = {{Location map~, Cornwall , label = St Mary's , long = -6.303611 , lat = 49.910833 , position = right , label_size = 85 , background = white {{Location map~, Cornwall , label = Sennen , long = -5.694722 , lat = 50.070278 , position = right , label_size = 85 , background = white {{Location map~, Cornwall , label = St Levan , long = -5.66 , lat = 50.0425 , position = right , label_size = 85 , background = white {{Location map~, Cornwall , label = St Buryan , long = -5.622778 , lat = 50.075278 , position = right , label_size = 85 , background = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, with the River Tamar forming the border between them. Cornwall forms the westernmost part of the South West Peninsula of the island of Great Britain. The southwesternmost point is Land's End and the southernmost Lizard Point. Cornwall has a population of and an area of . The county has been administered since 2009 by the unitary authority, Cornwall Council. The ceremonial county of Cornwall also includes the Isles of Scilly, which are administered separately. The administrative centre of Cornwall is Truro, its only city. Cornwall was formerly a Brythonic kingdom and subsequently a royal duchy. It is the cultural and ethnic origin of the Cornish dias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Grada And Holy Cross Church, Grade
St Grada & Holy Cross Church, Grade is the Church of England parish church of Grade with Ruan, Cornwall. The church is a Grade I listed building, having been added to the listed buildings register on 10 July 1957. History The parish was called St Cross in 1261, but by 1310 it was known as St Grada, Virgin. The font dates from the 13th century and the church contains a brass to James Eryssy and his wife, 1522. Parts of the church, which is built in the Decorated style, are of thirteenth century origin and the tower dates from around 1400. The thirteenth and fourteenth century nave and chancel were rebuilt in 1862−63, incorporating some of the original structure to the designs of the architect Edward William Godwin of Bristol. The construction is mainly of rubble stone, with some large blocks of granite and serpentine in the tower. There are separate slated, steeply-sloping roofs for the nave, chancel, vestry and porch. The unbuttressed tower is at the west end and has two sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Just’s Church, St Just In Roseland
St Just's Church, St Just in Roseland, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in St Just in Roseland, Cornwall, England, UK. History The church is considered to have been founded around 550 AD in honour of St Justus of Trieste, Just the Martyr. For the first 400 years, it was served by the Celtic clergy from the adjacent cell of Lanzeague. Around 950 AD it was taken from the Celtic Church by the Bishops of Cornwall, Crediton and Exeter. In 1140, the church was given by Robert Warelwast, Bishop of Exeter to the Canons of Plympton Priory, and served by their vicars. In 1189 the patronage was recovered from the Priory by John le Sor, Lord of Tolverne, and from that date the incumbents have been Rectors. The current church building dates from the 13th century. It was consecrated in 1216 by Simon of Apulia, Bishop of Exeter. It was restored in 1872 and re-opened by the Bishop on Monday 18 November 1872 who arrived at the church on HMS Ganges (shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Crida's Church, Creed
St Crida's Church, Creed is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Creed, Cornwall, England, UK. History The church of St Crida was of Norman foundation but in its existing form is more or less of the 15th century (the tower which had already been built in 1447 however was rebuilt in 1734). Between 1869 and 1906 the church was unused. It has a tower of three stages, a fine south aisle and a south porch. Parts of the old woodwork have been preserved. By 1291 the church was cruciform; of this the north transept and some masonry in the north wall remain. In the mid 15th century the south transept was replaced by an ambitious south aisle, with lavish windows, and an unusually rich south porch. Features of interest include the 15th century wagon roof of the south aisle, a Norman pillar piscina, the 13th century Catacleuse stone font, and the chest tomb of Thomas and Margaret Denys (died 1589 & 1578). Little is known of St Crida to whom the church is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Probus And St Grace's Church, Probus
St Probus and St Grace's Church, Probus, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Probus, Cornwall. History There was a monastery here before the Norman Conquest which continued to exist until the reign of Henry I. King Henry gave the church of Probus to Exeter Cathedral and the clergy of Probus thereafter were a dean and five canons (the deanery was abolished in 1268 and the canonries in 1549). The first vicar was instituted in 1312; the parish had dependent chapelries at Cornelly and Merther. The church was built mainly in the 15th century but the tower was still under construction in 1523. In the church is the brass of John Wulvedon and his wife, 1512. This tower is the highest among Cornish parish churches and resembles those of Somerset rather than other Cornish towers. The stone was brought from the quarry by the parishioners in their carts led by John Tregian of Golden; however the rival squire Nicholas Carminow of Trenowth (John's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Ladoca's Church, Ladock
St Ladoca's Church, Ladock, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Ladock, Cornwall, England, UK. History The parish church of St Ladoca has a fine west tower built of granite blocks. The north side of the church is 13th-century in date while the south aisle is 15th-century and the chancel was much altered by George Edmund Street, George Street in 1862–64. The contractor was Messrs Bone of Liskeard and the restoration cost £2,000. Most of the walls were rebuilt. The gallery was taken down, and the church was partly re-roofed. The mullions and dressings of the windows were in Ham Hill stone. New seating was provided of stained deal, with carved ends, and the sittings were covered with scarlet pile carpeting. The pulpit was new, of open stone woodwork, consisting of pitch pine with ebony shafts, and stone base by Clarke of Bath. A new low oak screen divided the nave from the chancel. The chancel was improved with an east window of staine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Hermes' Church, St Erme
St Hermes’ Church, St Erme is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in St Erme, Cornwall, England, UK. History Gilbert Hunter Doble suggested that the original dedication to a local saint Erme had been changed at a later date to the Greek saint Hermes. (Doble preached on the parish feast 28 August 1934 and enlarged versions of his sermon were then published in ''Laudate'' vol. xii and as no. 35 of the ''Cornish Saints Series''.} The church was rebuilt in 1819-20 by John Foulston (apart from the tower which is medieval) for the Revd. Cornelius Cardew. The church was later restored in 1906. The tower was restored with new floors and beams and a new lead roof, and the pinnacles were reset. The bells were recast and increased in number to form a new peal of six. A new south doorway was built of Polyphant stone, and new doors of solid oak were installed. New windows were inserted into the belfry, the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Truro Cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truro Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Truro, Cornwall. It was built between 1880 and 1910 to a Gothic Revival design by John Loughborough Pearson on the site of the parish church of St Mary. It is one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom featuring three spires. History and description The Diocese of Truro was established in December 1876, and its first bishop, Edward White Benson, was consecrated on 25 April 1877 at St Paul's Cathedral. Construction began in 1880 to a design by the leading Gothic Revival architect John Loughborough Pearson. Truro was the first Anglican cathedral to be built on a new site in England since Salisbury Cathedral in 1220. It was built on the site of the 16th-century parish church of Saint Mary, St Mary the Virgin, a building in the Perpendicular Gothic, Perpendicular style with a spire tall. The final services in St Mary's were held on Sunday 3 October 1880 and the church was demolished tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Carantoc's Church, Crantock
St Carantoc's Church, Crantock is in the village of Crantock, Cornwall, England. Since 1951 the church has been designated as a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Truro, the archdeaconry of Cornwall and the deanery of Pydar. Its benefice is combined with that of St Cubert. History A church existed on the site before the Norman Conquest, dating from the time of St Carantoc in the 6th century. Domesday Book (1086) recorded Crantock as held by the Canons of St Carantoc's; they had already been in possession before 1066. The earliest features of the existing church are Norman. In 1224 the choir was reconstructed and a tower was added. A collegiate church was founded on the site by Bishop William Briwere of Exeter in the mid 13th century. This consisted of a Dean and nine prebendaries. To this collegiate church were appropriated the parishes of Crantock and St Columb Minor; in 1283 Bishop Peter Quinel united the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Piran's Church, Perranarworthal
St Piran's Church is an active Anglican parish church in Perranarworthal, Cornwall, England. It is part of a united benefice consisting of eight churches, the ''Eight Saints Cluster'', in the parishes of Stithians with Perran-Ar-Worthal and Gwennap. The benefice has four licensed clergy and four readers. The church, dedicated to Saint Piran, is in the Carnmarth, North deanery, the archdeaconry of Cornwall and the Diocese of Truro. The church was granted Grade II* listed status in May 1967. The churchyard contains several listed chest tombs and headstones. History A Norman chapel possibly existed on the site of the church as evidenced by the tympanum over the south door. A church was built in the 15th century, of which only the tower remains. The chancel was rebuilt in 1842 and again in 1882 when the nave, aisle and porch were rebuilt by James Piers St Aubyn. A vestry was added in the 20th century. Architecture Exterior The tower is built of granite ashlar and the rest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Laud's Church, Mabe
The Church of Saint Laudus (variant: Mabe Church) is an active parish church in Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK, originally built in the 15th century and dedicated to the sixth-century Saint Laudus of Coutances. It is part of the Church of England Diocese of Truro. Struck by lightning in the 19th century, much of it had to be rebuilt, though parts of the original church remain. It has been a Grade II* listed building since 10 July 1957. St Laudus' church is part of the Parish of Mabe with Ponsanooth and both are open, inclusive churches. Current status The church remains an active parish church with at least one service each week. It is now part of a larger benefice, sharing a single vicar with St Michael and All Angels, Ponsanooth. The benefice is part of the Deanery of Carnmarth South in the Diocese of Truro. Early history Mabe was in early times a chapelry to Mylor and within the episcopal fief and peculiar deanery of Penryn. The old form "Lavabe" suggests that it is d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mawnan And St Stephen's Church, Mawnan
St Mawnan and St Stephen's Church, Mawnan is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Mawnan, Cornwall, England, UK. History The church dates from the 13th century with the tower dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. It was restored in 1827 when the north wall was rebuilt. The chancel roof was restored by the vicar in 1861 and a further restoration took place in 1879 to 1880 under the direction of the architect James Piers St Aubyn. It was by then in a ruinous state and no longer possible to worship within. In the 1880 restoration considerable portions of the north and south walls were rebuilt, and several new windows were inserted. The chancel and east window of the north aisle were filled with stained glass, and in the north-east corner a new window of coloured glass was inserted in memory of M. Nowell Peters who died in 1880. The contractor for the restoration was Messrs May of Pool, and it cost £1,500. The church reopened on 30 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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