Altarnun (or Altarnon, to give it its ancient, and more accurate spelling) is lovely little village on the northern fringe of Bodmin Moor. The village takes its name from St Nonna, the mother of St David, to whom the attractive parish church is dedicated. The church was the traditional resting place of a stone altar used by St Nonna and a fragment of late medieval glass in the east window shows an image of the saint.
Altarnun,
Cornwall,
England,
PL15 7SJ
The parish church of St. Protus and St. Hyacinth at Blisland is a mainly 12th century church enlarged and rebuilt in the 13th and 15th centuries. Interestingly, there is no historical record of a dedication for the church, though there is a reference to the church in the patent rolls of Henry VI in 1436. The current name of 'St Protus and St Hyacinth' is based almost entirely on local tradition.
Blisland,
Cornwall,
England,
PL30 4JE
The largest church in Cornwall, St Petroc's is dedicated to the patron saint of the region and founder of Bodmin, whose much travelled remains are kept in a medieval reliquary. The church is largely 15th century, with Norman underpinnings. In the churchyard is a 6th century holy well dedicated to St Guron.
Priory Road,
Bodmin,
West Country,
Cornwall,
England
Cotehele House is one of Cornwall's great treasures. The stately home near Calstock has been the home of the Edgecumbe family since the 15th century. Most of the multitudes who flock to see the house each year are unaware of a small historic chapel tucked away in the grounds.
Cotehele House,
Calstock,
Cornwall,
England,
PL18 9RY
A 12th century parish church dedicated to St James the Great, much rebuilt in the 15th century. Kilkhampton was briefly in the hands of the Priory of St James in Bristol, which later gave the manor to Tewkesbury Abbey.
Kilkhampton,
Cornwall,
England,
EX23 9QR
The parish church of St Swithin's in Launcells escaped the restoring clutches of the Victorians, prompting Sir John Betjeman to famously call it the 'least spoilt church in Cornwall'.
Launcells,
Cornwall,
England,
EX23 9NQ
Morwenstow is a small village 7 miles north of Bude, on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall. The parish church, dedicated to St John the Baptist and St Morwenna, is a lovely building on the edge of the tall cliffs that border this most northerly of all the parishes in Cornall.
Morwenstow,
Cornwall,
England,
EX23 9SR
The parish church of St Mellanus (alternately known as St Mullion or St Melan) is a 13th century building that was substantially rebuilt in 1500. The chancel and tower still retain much 13th century work from the original church. The building is composed of three east gables with an offset chancel, a commonly used layout in Cornwall.
Churchtown,
Mullion,
Cornwall,
England,
TR12 7HQ
A 12th century cruciform church established by the Augustinian Priory of Plympton. The church was extensively restored in the Victorian period, but retained so much of its original character that Sir Nickolaus Pevnser called it the best example in Cornwall of a parish church from the 12th and 13th centuries.
Portscatho,
St Anthony-in-Roseland,
Cornwall,
England,
TR2 5EZ
Now here's a church with a history! The parish church of St Germans is dedicated to St Germanus of Auzerre, and the first church on the site is thought to have been founded following a visit by St Germanus here around the year 430 AD. The saint also founded a religious settlement that eventually became an Augustinian priory.
St Germans,
Cornwall,
England,
PL12 5NP
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