Lanteglos by Fowey
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Lanteglos (Old kw, Nant Eglos, meaning ''church valley'') is a coastal
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 ...
in south
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. It is on the east side of the tidal estuary of the
River Fowey The River Fowey ( ; kw, Fowi) is a river in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It rises at Fowey Well (originally kw, Fenten Fowi, meaning ''spring of the river Fowey'') about north-west of Brown Willy on Bodmin Moor, not far from one of i ...
which separates it from the town and civil parish of
Fowey Fowey ( ; kw, Fowydh, meaning 'Beech Trees') is a port town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town has been in existence since well before the Norman invasion, with the local ch ...
. The
South West Coast Path The South West Coast Path is England's longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail. It stretches for , running from Minehead in Somerset, along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to Poole Harbour in Dorset. Because it rises a ...
runs along the southern coasts of the parish and much of the southern part of the parish lies in the
Polruan to Polperro Polruan to Polperro is a coastal Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in south-east Cornwall, England, UK, noted for its biological interest. It contains a wide variety of plant species and is a site f ...
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managed by the
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Geography

To the north, Lanteglos-by-Fowey is bounded by the parish of
St Veep St Veep ( kw, Sen Vip) is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated above the east bank of the River Fowey about three miles (5 km) south-east of Lostwithiel. It is bordered by the parishes of St Winnow to the north-west ...
, to the east by the parish of
Polperro Polperro ( kw, Porthpyra, meaning ''Pyra's cove'') is a large village, civil parish, and fishing harbour within the Polperro Heritage Coastline in south Cornwall, England. Its population is around 1,554. Polperro, through which runs the River P ...
, and to the south by the sea. The parish is in the Liskeard Registration District and the population in the 2001 and 2011 census was 994.
Penpol Creek Penpol may refer to several places in Cornwall, England: * Penpol Creek (River Fowey), a creek in St Veep parish * Penpol, Feock, a hamlet on Penpol Creek, in Feock parish * Penpol, Lesnewth Penpol is a Grade II listed building in north Cornwal ...
forms part of the northern boundary. The parish church of Saint Wyllow is at Churchtown hamlet () just over a mile (2 km) to the south. St Saviour church (a chapel-of-ease of the parish church) is in
Polruan Polruan ( kw, Porthruwan) is a coastal village in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is bounded on three sides by water: to the north by Pont Creek, to the west by the River Fowey and to the south by the ...
, the largest settlement in the parish. The village of Lanteglos Highway is in the north of the parish. The hamlet of Whitecross () lies between Lanteglosighway and Bodinnick. It has a village hall. The hamlet of
Mixtow Mixtow is a hamlet in the Lanteglos-by-Fowey parish in south east 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 t ...
lies on the River Fowey to the west. There was a lime kiln here and a watermill to the north at Castle. The riverside village of
Bodinnick Bodinnick ( kw, Bosdinek, meaning ''fortified dwelling'') is a riverside village in south-east Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. According to the Post Office the population of the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey ...
lies to the west of the parish. A car ferry to
Fowey Fowey ( ; kw, Fowydh, meaning 'Beech Trees') is a port town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town has been in existence since well before the Norman invasion, with the local ch ...
departs from there.
Pont Pill Pont Pill ( kw, Pyll Por' Reun, meaning ''creek of seal cove''), joins the River Fowey at Penleath Point just below the memorial to Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch at the north-east corner of Fowey harbour. Pont Pill is a tidal river and is only navi ...
is a tidal creek which runs through the parish. The hamlet of
Pont Pont, meaning "bridge" in French, may refer to: Places France * Pont, Côte-d'Or, in the Côte-d'Or ''département'' * Pont-Bellanger, in the Calvados ''département'' * Pont-d'Ouilly, in the Calvados ''département'' * Pont-Farcy, in the Cal ...
() lies on the stream running into the pill. There was a quay, granary, two limekilns, malt house, warehouse, corn mill, three watermills (dating from 1298, 1309 and 1423) a sawmill, beer house and blacksmith in Pont. An isolation hospital for sailors with
Yellow Fever Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration. In most cases, symptoms include fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle pains – particularly in the back – and headaches. Symptoms typically improve within five days. In ...
was built further down the pill toward Polruan.
Lantic Bay Lantic (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Lantic are called ''lanticais'' in French. See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The following is a lis ...
is a beach on the coast.


Parish church

The parish church, dedicated to St Wyllow, was built in the 14th century and refashioned in the 15th. The 16th century benchends and panels from family pews have been preserved in the
Victorian restoration The Victorian restoration was the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria. It was not the same proce ...
by
E. H. Sedding Edmund Harold Sedding (1863 – 21 February 1921), often referred to as E. H. Sedding, was an English architect who practised in Devon and Cornwall. Life Sedding was born in 1863 in Pimlico, London, the son of Edmund Sedding and the nephew of J ...
. The church contains the brasses of Thomas de Mohun (d.1400) of Hall in Lanteglos (grandson of Reginald de Mohun and his wife Elizabeth FitzWilliams) and also a monument to John Mohun (d. 1508) of Hall (great-grandson of Thomas de Mohun (d.1400)) and his wife Anne Code (d. 1508), who both died within a day of each other of
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. There are two stone crosses in the churchyard. One is a tall Gothic lantern cross which was found buried in a trench next to the church in 1838. It has been suggested that it was buried deliberately to prevent its destruction by Commonwealth iconoclasts. It was erected in its present position in 1841. The other cross consists of a cross head found in Pont Pill Creek. When it was moved to the churchyard the corresponding shaft was found there and a few years later c. 1910 it was restored and re-erected. In 1932 author
Daphne du Maurier Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, (; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather was Geor ...
was married at Lanteglos-by-Fowey church.


Historic estates

The historic estate of Hall, is the ancient seat of the Mohun family (a junior branch of Mohun of
Dunster Castle Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house, in the village of Dunster, Somerset, England. The castle lies on the top of a steep hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period. After ...
in Somerset, feudal barons of Dunster), also seated at
Boconnoc Boconnoc ( kw, Boskennek) is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, approximately four miles east of the town of Lostwithiel. According to the UK census 2011, 2011 census the parish had a population of 9 ...
, which branch was one of the four co-heirs of
Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (c. 1527 – 18 September 1556) was an English nobleman during the rule of the Tudor dynasty. Born into a family with close royal connections, he was at various times considered a possible match for the ...
(1527–1556) the last of the mediaeval Courtenay
Earls of Devon Earl of Devon was created several times in the English peerage, and was possessed first (after the Norman Conquest of 1066) by the de Redvers (''alias'' de Reviers, Revieres, etc.) family, and later by the Courtenay family. It is not to be con ...
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References


External links


Parish church of Lanteglos-by-Fowey: St WyllowLanteglos Parish Council websiteHistory of Polruan
{{authority control Villages in Cornwall Civil parishes in Cornwall