Lanreath
50°23′03″N 4°33′37″W / 50.38417°N 4.56036°W
Lanreath is a village and civil parish in southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated five miles (8km) west-northwest of Looe[1].
The name Lanreath (pronounced Lanreth) means 'church (Lann) of Raydhogh' and it has been known variously as Lanreythow, Lanrathew, or Lanrethou. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Lanredoch. Lanreath is the only village in the parish. The former primary school closed in 2007 with a roll of only 11 pupils. A BBC documentary, Power to the People[2], was broadcast about the plight of rural villages and the closure of Lanreath CE Primary School.
Notable buildings
The church is dedicated to St Marnarck (although it was originally dedicated to St Sancredus).[3] Part of the walls are probably Norman but the the church is otherwise of the 15th century; according to Pevsner "whollly Perp. and especially complete and satisfying". It was well restored in 1887 by G. F. Bodley. The font is Norman, of the Fowey type, ornate and of Catacleuze stone. The rood crosses both nave and aisle and is substantially original, though restored in 1905. There is more interesting woodwork dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. The monument to Charles Grylls and wife, of 1623, is ornate and unusual, being carved in wood.[4]
Near the church is the manor house of the Grylls family, ca. 1610, but much restored in 1899.[5]
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 9780319231463
- ^ [1] BBC website; Power to the People; retrieved April 2010
- ^ [2] GENUKI website; retrieved April 2010
- ^ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed., rev. by Enid Radcliffe. Penguin; p. 92
- ^ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed., rev. by Enid Radcliffe. Penguin; p. 93
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