Church Cove, Gunwalloe, Helston, TR12 7RF Dedicated to the popular Breton saint Winwaloe, the first abbot of Landevennec, Gunwalloe was a chapelry of Breage when first recorded in 1332. A holy well was once sited near the porch. Probably the … click here to find out more
Lansallos, Looe, PL13 2PX Grid ref SX217221 051587 Dedicated to St Ildierna on 16th October 1321, the present church may have replaced a Norman one built on the site of a Celtic “lan”, perhaps the hermitage of St Salwys after … click here to find out more
Grid Ref SX2345581 Duloe, Nr Liskeard, PL14 4PN Duloe church was originally dedicated to St Cuby, and a life of this saint survives from about 1200. Later a dedication to St Leonard was added. St Cuby (or Cybi) was a … click here to find out more
Mawgan, Helston. The first reference to St Mawgan, the patron saint of this church, occurs in the 10th century. Thought to be one of the Welsh missionaries who brought Christianity to Cornwall, dedications to this saint are found at St … click here to find out more
St Allen, Nr Truro, TR4 9QS All that is known of the probably unique saint, St Allen, is that he was thought to be male. The church has been known variously down the centuries as Eglossalen (1235), Sancti Alluni or … click here to find out more
Church Street, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8AU The Parish church of Launceston, a former county capital, is St Mary Magdalene. It lies below the Norman castle which guards the approach to Cornwall over the Tamar. St Mary Magdalene is famous for … click here to find out more
St Peter’s church with its characteristic saddleback tower roof and surrounded by its ancient graveyard is on the northern edge of the town away from the harbour. The church’s original patron saints, Meva and Issey were first mentioned in the … click here to find out more
St. Corantyn, Cury Cury, Helston, TR12 7BW Grid ref SW67763 21280 Lat/long 50.0462/-5.2451 St Corantyn church is an ancient Grade 1 listed church situated at the west end of the village of Cury, five miles south west of Helston, … click here to find out more
Westheath Ave, Fiveways, Bodmin PL31 2QH OS Map ref. SX060669 The history of St Lawrence’s Church is inextricably bound with the history of St Lawrence’s Hospital (the ‘County Lunatic Asylum’), built to care for the mentally ill, and which received … click here to find out more
Ruan Lanihorne, Nr Tregony, TR2 5NX Grid ref SW 895420 Dedicated to St Rumon, of whom nothing is known apart from his name, Rumon is recorded in a tenth-century list of saints. There is a later tradition that Ruan Lanihorne … click here to find out more
