Treneglos ( kw, Treneglos) is a hamlet and a

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in north-east

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, England, United Kingdom. It is in the Registration District of Launceston. Treneglos is described as a hamlet "where the old Cornish "trev" ettlementis no more than a triangular green beside a church and two or three houses". It is above a wooded valley, a choice place where ancient Celtic tribes sought shelter. Nearby, at Wilsey Down, is evidence of

prehistoric Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use of ...

tumulus A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds or ''kurgans'', and may be found throughout much of the world. A cairn, which is a mound of stones buil ...

. Now, it is not unusual to see sheep wandering along the country roads.

History

Treneglos, from "tre-an-eglos", means church, a particularly strong, solid church, or church town.Joseph Polsue.
A complete parochial history of the county of Cornwall [ed. by J. Polsue].
'. 1872 ited 16 September 2012 p. 241. The parish of Treneglos included Wilsey Down, on which were "four or five ancient barrows or tumuli".Joseph Polsue.
A complete parochial history of the county of Cornwall [ed. by J. Polsue].
'. 1872 ited 16 September 2012 pp. 241–244.

Tregulland Burrow

From an abstract of the journal article ''The Excavation of Tregulland Burrow, Treneglos Parish, Cornwall'', Paul Ashbee's findings at the prehistoric Treneglos barrow are described as:

The ruined and gutted barrow called Tregulland Burrow, when totally excavated, proved to have had a complex structure. Stake holes denoting withdrawn stakes, an infilled 'ritual' pit, a satellite grave containing a
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and
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s, and most probably the central grave pit, were the features of the first phase of its construction. A cairn-ring, with a buttressing bank, the soil for which was dug from an encircling ditch, and its turf covering, comprised the second. A great slab bearing cup-marks and an 'eyebrow' motif, also other lesser cup-marked and ornamented slabs, were incorporated in cairn-ring and bank. Cup-marked stones recovered from the disturbed central area suggested the one-time existence of a stone-built grave incorporating such elements. After this second phase the barrow centre was open and arena-like, and a food vessel and a cremation were put in close by the cairn-ring. All was finally enveloped by material from the depths of the ditch. Poorly built walling or turves retained the final mound.

File:Treneglos, site of a tumulus - geograph.org.uk - 556986.jpg, Treneglos: site of a tumulus. At the edge of the large plantation on Wilsey Down, the tumulus appears to have been ploughed out File:Bowl barrow colt hoare wiltshire.png, Engraving of a bowl barrow or cairn-ring by Richard Colt Hoare

St Gregory's Church

The parish was in the 12th century in the possession of Robert Fitz-William, Lord of Downinney (also Downeckney), who gave it to the priory of

Tywardreath Tywardreath (; kw, Ti War Dreth, meaning "House on the Beach" (or Strand)) is a small hilltop village on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, about north west of Fowey. It is located in a sheltered spot overlooking a silted up ...

. Warbstow was then a

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dependent on Treneglos; the two

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were later combined as a

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(united benefice). Robert was responsible for building the church.''Cornish Church Guide'' (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 208 The church was enlarged in the 15th or 16th centuries to include a moulded basket arch added to the north door, the addition of a north aisle with Perpendicular tracery and, near the east end, a rood loft stair turret. In the 16th century the south porch was added; this has an arch to the south door over which is a Norman tympanum.''Church of St Gregory, Treneglos.''
British Listed Buildings. 16 September 2012. The

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tympanum and

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were perhaps by the same craftsman as those at

Egloskerry Egloskerry ( kw, Egloskeri) is a village and civil parish in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately northwest of Launceston. Egloskerry parish consists of the village itself and many outlying hamlets and farms, in ...

and Tremaine. The sculptured Norman tympanum, similar to other works in nearby churches, is described as "a conventional tree in the centre, with a pair of beasts having their tails bent round between the legs, and upwards across their bodies, placed symmetrically facing each other." The meaning may be found in the Psalms verse about the vine of Egypt: "The boughs thereof were like goodly cedars... The boar of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it." During the 17th century, adherents of Roman Catholicism became very scarce in Cornwall; the religious census of 1671 recorded recusants in the parish of Treneglos and four others. The Reverend J. H. Mason was the vicar in the early 19th century; he was appointed in 1804 by the

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(who later became king as George IV). The church, rebuilt in 1858, is dedicated to

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and St Gregory. The church consists of a nave, chancel and north aisle. Four four-centred arches on granite pillars make up the arcade. The original tympanum and font were preserved. In 1871 the tower was being rebuilt. By 1872 the Warbstow and Treneglos parishes made one benefice. The

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was the patron of the vicarage, with its 31-acre

glebe Glebe (; also known as church furlong, rectory manor or parson's close(s))McGurk 1970, p. 17 is an area of land within an ecclesiastical parish used to support a parish priest. The land may be owned by the church, or its profits may be reserved ...

. In 1960 it was listed as a

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building.

Historic farmhouse

A historic stone farmhouse, a

listed building, was built in the late 16th century or early 17th century. It was probably originally a 2-room or more house that was later remodelled and enlarged in the 19th century. It has a slate roof and the rear doorway has a granite arch from the 17th century. There are other British Listed Buildings in Treneglos.

19th century

In the 19th century Treneglos was in the deanery of Trigg Major and was part of

Lesnewth Hundred Lesnewth Hundred is one of the former hundreds of Cornwall, Triggshire, Trigg was to the south-west and Stratton Hundred to the north-east. Tintagel, Camelford, Boscastle, and Altarnun were in the Hundred of Lesnewth as well as Lesnewth which is ...

. The parish of Treneglos was reported to be 2362 statute acres by 1838. The population between 1801 and 1831 ranged from a low of 183 people (1831) to 238 people (1821).Davies Gilbert.
The Parochial History of Cornwall: founded on the manuscript histories of Mr. Hals and Mr. Tonkin; with additions and various appendices
'. J. B. Nichols and Son; 1838 ited 15 September 2012 pp. 22, 61–62.

19th century Methodist Church

The stone

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Church was completed in 1881. It is a single-storied chapel with a rectangular floor plan, window arches, a triple lancet window, porch and a gabled, slate roof. It was listed as a Grade II building on 11 January 1989. The single storied Sunday school building may have been used for worship before the church's completion in 1881. File:Treneglos, Goads Green - geograph.org.uk - 556980.jpg, Goads Green Bethel Methodist church graveyard, Treneglos (north of

Hallworthy Hallworthy ( kw, Halworgi) is a hamlet in the parish of Treneglos, Cornwall, England. It is at a crossroads on the A395 road from Davidstow to Launceston. To the east is a plantation called Wilsey Down Forest.Ordnance Survey ''One-inch Map of G ...

) File:Treneglos, Bethel chapel graveyard - geograph.org.uk - 557083.jpg, Bethel chapel graveyard, Goads Green

Geology

Dr Henry Samuel Boase wrote in Davies Gilbert's ''The Parochial History of Cornwall'' (1838) that the geology in the southern part of Treneglos is

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rock and is otherwise

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(mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate) rock.Davies Gilbert.
The Parochial History of Cornwall: founded on the manuscript histories of Mr. Hals and Mr. Tonkin; with additions and various appendices
'. J. B. Nichols and Son; 1838 ited 15 September 2012 p. 63.

Geography

The civil parish is bounded to the north by

Warbstow Warbstow ( kw, Lannwarburgh) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish has a population of 439 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 520 at the 2011 census. The parish is one of the few left in England ...

parish, to the east by Tremaine and

Tresmeer Tresmeer (sometimes spelled Tresmere) ( kw, Trewasmeur) is a hamlet and a civil parish in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The hamlet is situated approximately seven miles (11 km) northwest of Launceston. The civil parish is bou ...

parishes, and to the west by

Davidstow Davidstow ( kw, Logdewi (village) and kw, Pluwdhewi (parish)) is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is north of Bodmin Moor straddling the A395 road about north of Camelford. The hamlets of Hal ...

parish. The population of Treneglos parish in the 2001 census was 101. The hamlet of Treneglos is situated 2 miles (3 km) east of

, a hamlet at a crossroads on the western edge of the parish. The plantation on Wilsey Down (919 ft) lies between the two hamlets and the parish church of St Gregory is at Treneglos. The

North Cornwall Railway The North Cornwall Railway was a railway line running from Halwill in Devon to Padstow in Cornwall via Launceston, Cornwall, Launceston, Camelford and Wadebridge, a distance of . Opened in the last decade of the nineteenth century, it was part ...

from Launceston to

Padstow Padstow (; kw, Lannwedhenek) is a town, civil parishes in England, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary approximately northwest of Wadebridge, ...

had stations at Tresmeer and Otterham Station; the line between them ran through the parish of Treneglos. This part of the railway line was opened on 14 August 1893 and closed on 3 October 1966.

Gallery

File:Treneglos - towards Treskellow - geograph.org.uk - 556976.jpg, Treneglos - towards Treskellow File:Treneglos, towards the church - geograph.org.uk - 556975.jpg, Treneglos: towards the church. The top of the church tower is just visible among the trees to the right of centre File:Treneglos, towards Warbstow Cross - geograph.org.uk - 556963.jpg, Treneglos: towards Warbstow Cross. On the skyline, left, is the hillfort Warbstow Bury. Largely hidden by trees, above the hedge, are buildings at Trewen; a farm which once had a mill barn powered by a waterwheel fed by a stream from the village File:Cold Northcott milestone - geograph.org.uk - 437331.jpg, Cold Northcott milestone about 1 mile south and east of Treneglos before Cold Northcott / Craigmoor Cottage

Notes

References

External links

Treneglos information and images

Treneglos page on Genuki

St Gregory Church site

* The parish church of St Gregory is at Treneglos
Listed Buildings in Treneglos, Cornwall, England

Trescar, Bed and Breakfast in Treneglos
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