St Gregory's Church, Treneglos is a

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in the

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Treneglos Treneglos () is a village and a civil parish in north-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the Registration District of Launceston. Treneglos is described as a village "where the old Cornish "trev" ettlementis no more than a trian ...

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History

The parish was in the 12th century in the possession of Robert Fitz-William, Lord of

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(also Downeckney), who gave it to the priory of

Tywardreath Tywardreath (; , 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 estuary opposite ...

. 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

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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

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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).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. 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

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.Joseph Polsue.
A complete parochial history of the county of Cornwall [ed. by J. Polsue].
'. 1872 ited 16 September 2012 p. 241. In 1960 it was listed as a

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building.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with *

St Werburgh's Church, Warbstow St Werburgh's Church, Warbstow is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Warbstow, Cornwall. History Both the neighbouring parish of Treneglos and Warbstow belonged in the 12th century to the Lords of Cardinham who donated ...

* St Winwaloe's Church, Poundstock * St Anne's Church, Whitstone *Our Lady and St Anne's Church, Widemouth Bay *St Gennys' Church, St Gennys * St James' Church, Jacobstow * St Mary the Virgin's Church, Week St Mary

Organ

The pipe organ dates from 1993 and was built by Mervyn Uglow. A specification of the organ can be found on the

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