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St Winnow ( kw, Sen Gwynnek) is a
civil parish
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in
Cornwall
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, England, United Kingdom. Its name may be connected with either that of
Saint Winnoc or
Saint Winwaloe
Saint Winwaloe ( br, Gwenole; french: Guénolé; la, Winwallus or ; – 3 March 532) was the founder and first abbot of Landévennec Abbey (literally " Lann of Venec"), also known as the Monastery of Winwaloe. It was just south of Brest in Britt ...
. It has a population of 304, which had increased to 328 at the 2011 census.
The
church town is on the east bank of the
River Fowey south of
Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel (; kw, Lostwydhyel) is a civil parish and small town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,739, increasing to 2,899 at the 2011 c ...
. Part of the village of
Lerryn lies within the parish as does the Chapel of St Nectan. The
Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor, a
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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is also in the parish.
History and antiquities
St Winnow was recorded in the
Domesday Book
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of 1086 as San Winnuc. In 1644-45, some ninety people from the parish died of the plague: only four were soldiers but a campaign of the Civil War was going on at the time.
Andrew Langdon (1996) records three stone crosses in the parish. A cross found at Higher Coombe in 1903 was afterwards erected at St Nectan's chapel. A cross from Lanlivery was made into the upper section of "The Monument" on Druids Hill. It was brought from
Lanlivery
Lanlivery ( kw, Lannlyvri) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is about west of Lostwithiel and five miles (8 km) south of Bodmin. The Saints' Way runs past Lanlivery. Helman Tor, Red Moor and ...
in 1846; this monument commemorates the loss of life in the Battle of Braddock Down in 1643. A third cross called Waterlake Cross stands in a private garden near Respryn. The third cross had already been recorded by Arthur G. Langdon in 1896; at Waterlake, a hamlet near Bodmin Road station, there is a Cornish cross.
Churches and chapels
Parish church
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This is of Norman foundation but the present building is almost entirely of the 15th century. The rood screen survives and there is some interesting stained glass.
The church is at the riverside, next to a quay at the limit of navigation of the
River Fowey. It is probably on the site of the 7th century oratory of St Winnoc. A stone church was built in the 12th century, probably cruciform in plan, and there are traces of the Norman stonework on the north side. The transept arch was reconstructed in the 13th century. About 1465 the south wall was demolished and the south aisle, arcade and roofs built. The chancel was
restored
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Enhanced edition
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by J. H. Seddon in the 19th century, retaining the 16th century east window. The west tower is of standard Cornish Perpendicular style. There is stained glass of c. 1500 in the east windows of the chancel and S aisle. The 16th century rood screen, carved with leaves and flowers, was restored by Violet Pinwell in 1907 (by
Edmund H. Sedding according to Pevsner). The loft, rood and some of the south aisle screen were newly made in the restoration. The granite font, carved with angels bearing shields, is 14th century. The pulpit is of c.1600 and richly carved. There are also carved bench ends of various dates from 1485 to 1630. The monuments include one in slate to William Sawle, d. 1651.
A burial plot with Celtic-style headstones for the
Vivian family
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Toponyms
* Vivian, Louisiana, U.S.
* Vivian, South Dakota, U.S.
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occupies the north-west corner of the churchyard.
Chapels
The chapel of St Nectan is of the 13th and 15th centuries but the north aisle was added in 1825. The tower has lost its upper stages due to the Civil War (1644). The medieval parish was larger and included
Boconnoc
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and St Bradoc: the chapels of St Nectan and St Martin's at Respryn were quasi-parochial. The 14th century font from Respryn was reused at
Herodsfoot.
Education
![Fowey estuary at St Winnow](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Fowey_estuary_at_St_Winnow.jpg)
There is a primary school in St Winnow, St Winnow C E School. The majority of children aged between 11 and 16 attend
Fowey River Academy
Fowey River Academy is a co-educational secondary school with academy status (Learning Edge Academies Partnership), serving a large and diverse catchment area including Fowey the nearby towns of St Blazey and Lostwithiel and surrounding villag ...
.
Transport
Due to delays in securing the site for Bodmin Road, the
Cornwall Railway
The Cornwall Railway was a broad gauge railway from Plymouth in Devon to Falmouth in Cornwall, England, built in the second half of the nineteenth century. It was constantly beset with shortage of capital for the construction, and was eventu ...
provided a temporary station at Respryn for the opening of the line on 4 May 1859 until the permanent station was ready on 27 June 1859.
Respryn Bridge
Respryn Bridge is a 15th-century granite and stone bridge over the River Fowey in the parish of Lanhydrock in Cornwall, England. The bridge is a Grade II* listed building.
History
The current Respryn Bridge was built in the 15th century, rep ...
(''illustrated above right'') is a fine medieval stone bridge over the River Fowey. The present bridge was built in the 15th century to replace one which had already existed in 1300.
[Beacham, Peter & Pevsner, Nikolaus (2014). ''Cornwall''. New Haven: Yale University Press. ; p. 274]
Ethy
References
Further reading
* Brown, H. Miles. (1994) ''The Book of St Winnow''. Liskeard: Artworks.
External links
*
GENUKI website; St WinnowCornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for St Winnow
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Civil parishes in Cornwall
Villages in Cornwall