Landrake with St Erney ( kw, Lannergh a'byth Sen Erney) 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 authorit ...
in
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 ...
, England, United Kingdom. The parish population at the 2011 census was 1,115.
St Erney parish church is dedicated to St Terninus. St Terninus, Terney or Erney is also the patron saint of the parish church of
North Hill but nothing is known of him. It has been suggested that he is the same person as St Ternan who evangelised the Picts in the 5th century. The west tower is built of slate and of two stages. The north aisle was added to the existing church building in the 15th century. The font which has a square bowl has been variously dated as 11th century and 13th century.
[Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall''; 2nd ed., revised by Enid Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 171]
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Civil parishes in Cornwall
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