Lanhydrock ( kw, Lannhedrek, meaning "church enclosure of St Hydrock") is a
civil parish centred on a country estate and mansion in
Cornwall, United Kingdom. The parish lies south of the town of
Bodmin
Bodmin () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor.
The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character. It is bordere ...
and is bounded to the north by Bodmin parish, to the south by
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 Br ...
parish and to the west by
Lanivet parish. The population was 171 in the 2001 census.
[GENUKI website]
Lanhydrock; retrieved May 2010 This increased to 186 in the 2011 census. The Parish Council meets every two months in Lanhydrock Memorial Hall.
The parish is dominated by
Lanhydrock House and its estate of 360 hectares (890 acres). Much of the present house dates back to
Victorian times but some sections date from the 1620s. It is a
Grade I listed building and is set in gardens with formal areas. Since 1953 it has been owned and managed by the
National Trust.
Lanhydrock
ecclesiastical parish is in the Deanery and
Hundred of
Pydar
The hundreds of Cornwall ( kw, Keverangow Kernow) were administrative divisions or Shires ( hundreds) into which Cornwall, the present day administrative county of England, in the United Kingdom, was divided between and 1894, when they were r ...
and in the Bodmin Registration District. The parish is in the
Diocese of Truro
The Diocese of Truro (established 1876) is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury which covers Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and a small part of Devon. The bishop's seat is at Truro Cathedral.
Geography and history
The di ...
and is now part of the Bodmin Team Ministry.
The
parish church is dedicated to St Hydroc and stands in the grounds of Lanhydrock House. Parts date back to the late 15th century and the church has a chancel, nave, north and south aisles and three-stage battlemented tower with nine bells. Eight bells date from the late 19th century and are regularly rung. The ninth bell dates from circa 1599 and is only rung infrequently for
tolling.
References
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Civil parishes in Cornwall
