St Cleer
50°29′12″N 4°28′20″W / 50.48667°N 4.47222°W
St Cleer (Cornish: Ryskarasek) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the southeast flank of Bodmin Moor approximately two miles (3 km) north of Liskeard.[1]
St Cleer parish church, at an elevation of approximately 690 feet (210 metres), is dedicated to Saint Clarus. Its three-stage tower is 97 feet (30 metres) high and contains a ring of six bells.[2][3] First built in 800 but rebuilt in the 13th century, the tower suffered damage and was repaired in the 15th century.
The population of the parish in 2001 numbered 3257.[2] This increased to 3,339 at the 2011 census[4] An electoral ward also exists. The population at the 2011 census is 4,366.[5]
Prehistoric and medieval remains
Trethevy Quoit is a megalithic chamber tomb, and the Doniert Stone an inscribed stone of the Anglo-Saxon period. Near the churchyard is St Cleer's holy well with a small building covering it, built of granite in the 15th century, to allow for a bowssening pool for total immersion.
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3
- ^ a b http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/StCleer/ GENUKI - St Cleer
- ^ http://www.caerkief.co.uk/Churches/Cleer_St.html Cornish Parish Churches - Cleer, St
- ^ "Parish population at 2011 census. Retrieved 9 Feb 2015".
- ^ "Ward population 2011.Retrieved 12 Feb 2015".
External links
Media related to St Cleer at Wikimedia Commons
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