Lanreath ( kw, Lannreydhow) is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

and a village in southeast

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, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated five miles (8 km) west-northwest of

Looe Looe (; kw, Logh, ) is a coastal town and civil parish in south-east Cornwall, England, with a population of 5,280 at the 2011 census. Looe is west of Plymouth and south of Liskeard, divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe ( kw, links= ...

. The name Lanreath (pronounced Lanreth) means 'church (Lann) of Raydhogh' and it has been known variously as ''Lanreythow'', ''Lanrathew'', or ''Lanrethou''. The village is mentioned in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

as Lanredoch. Lanreath parish is entirely rural in character; apart from scattered farmsteads, the only settlement is Lanreath village. The parish is bordered to the west by

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and St Veep parishes, to the south by

Pelynt Pelynt ( kw, Pluwnennys, Pluwnonna) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth and four miles (6.5 km) west-northwest of Looe. Pelynt had a population of around 1,124 ...

parish, to the east by Duloe parish, and to the north by St Pinnock parish.

History

At the time of the Domesday Book (1086) Lanreath was one of 28 manors held by Richard (son of Turolf) from

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. There was one hide of land and land for 8 ploughs. There were 3 ploughs, 4 serfs, 4 villeins and 10 smallholders. There were 30 acres of pasture, 40 acres of woodland, 3 cattle and 60 sheep. The value of the manor was 25 shillings.

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, a romance novelist and centenarian, died at Lanreath.

Parish church

St Marnock's Church in Lanreath - geograph

The church is dedicated to St

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(although it was originally dedicated to St Sancredus). Part of the walls are probably

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but the church is otherwise of the 15th century; according to Pevsner "wholly Perp. and especially complete and satisfying". It was well restored in 1887 by G. F. Bodley. The font is Norman, of the Fowey type, ornate and of Catacleuze stone. The rood crosses both nave and aisle and is substantially original, though restored in 1905. There is more interesting woodwork dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. The monument to Charles Grylls and wife, of 1623, is ornate and unusual, being carved in wood.

Other buildings and institutions

Near the church is the manor house of the Grylls family, ca. 1610, but much restored in 1899.

School

The former Lanreath primary school closed in 2007 with a roll of only 11 pupils. A

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History

Parish church

Other buildings and institutions

School

References

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