St Julitta's Church, St Juliot is a

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in the

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Diocese of Truro in

St Juliot St Juliot is a civil parish in north-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish is entirely rural and the settlements within it are the hamlets of Beeny and Tresparrett. - plus a part of the adjacent village of Marshgate. The parish po ...

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St Julitta's Church, Lanteglos-by-Camelford St Julitta's Church, Lanteglos-by-Camelford is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Lanteglos-by-Camelford, Cornwall. (St Julitta's Church, St Juliot, is dedicated to the same local saint.) History The chur ...

is dedicated to the same local saint.)

History

The parish church is dedicated to St Julitta (Juliot) and stands in an isolated location above the valley of the

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at The parish church of Lanteglos by Camelford and the castle chapel at

Tintagel Tintagel () or Trevena ( kw, Tre war Venydh, meaning ''Village on a Mountain'') is a civil parish and village situated on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, England. The village and nearby Tintagel Castle are associated with the legends surroundin ...

are also dedicated to St Julitta. The church is in the

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of northeast

, The church predates the

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. The Dark Ages church building was enlarged in the

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when

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s were added The chapel of St Julitta was acquired in 1238 by the canons of St Stephens by Launceston and before 1269 was annexed to their church of

St Gennys St Gennys ( kw, S. Gwynnas) is a coastal civil parish and small settlement in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The hamlet of St Gennys is about seven miles (11.3 km) southwest of Bude.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 ''B ...

. In the late

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a south

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and porch were added to the church. At the

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it was separated from St Gennys and became a donative served by perpetual curates who were paid £7 annually. It became a

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y in 1865. There was formerly a north transept which was removed in the

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. The tower is of three stages; the south aisle is built of

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and has one additional bay east of the end of the nave. Features of interest include the vaulted granite south porch and a relief in bronze of the Deposition of

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which is the work of an Italian 16th-century Mannerist. There are two Cornish crosses in the churchyard. The parish now belongs to the Boscastle group of Anglican parishes. It was surveyed by the Dorchester architect John Hicks in 1867, but he died before restoration work could start. It was restored between 1870 and 1872 by

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. The restoration was almost a complete rebuilding, but controversial as to whether some of the original building could have been restored, rather than replaced. It re-opened on 25 April 1872. As well as being an architect Hardy was better known as a

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and

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. He met his wife here in 1870, and wrote ''

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'' and other poems in 1912–13, about his time in the parish. There are three Cornish crosses of early dating.Langdon, A. G. (1896) ''Old Cornish Crosses''. Truro: Joseph Pollard; pp. 86-87 & 162-63. There are two Cornish crosses in the churchyard. One of the crosses was originally sited at Anderton Mill, Lesnewth, but was brought here for preservation in 1852.

Parish status

The church is in the Boscastle and Tintagel group of parishes which includes: * St Symphorian's Church, Forrabury * St Merteriana's Church, Minster *

St Michael and All Angels' Church, Lesnewth St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Lesnewth is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Lesnewth, Cornwall. History The church dates from the 12th century. With the exception of the tower, it was rebuilt between 1865 an ...

St Denis' Church, Otterham St Denis's Church, Otterham is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Otterham, Cornwall. History The dedication to St. Denis is undocumented according to Charles G. Henderson who observes that nearby la ...

* St Materiana's Church, Tintagel * St Piran's Church, Trethevy *St Petroc's Church,

Trevalga Trevalga ( kw, Trevelgi) is a coastal civil parish and hamlet in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish is bounded on the north by the Celtic Sea, on the southeast by Forrabury and Minster parish and on the west by Tintagel parish. ...

Bells

The tower contains a peal of 6 bells which as of 2009 were reported as being unringable. The tenor and treble are the youngest by John Taylor from 1951. Two date from 1808 by John III Pennington and the others are 1734 and 1783 by John IV Pennington.

References

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