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The parish ofST WINNOW
More photographs are available on this page. The parish of St Winnow dates back at least 1000
years and is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086. The area is just
over 5000 acres. There are two churches, and the St Winnow Parish Church
is in the extreme south of the parish at approximate grid reference
115570. More centrally located is the Church or Chapel of St Nectan
(also called St Nighton's) at approximate grid reference 128600. This
latter is part of the St Winnow Parish and is known as a "chapel of
ease" (or "chapel of convenience"). Portions of the St Winnow Church
date from Norman times and both churches are largely from the 15th
century. St Nectan's Church was significantly damaged during the civil
war in 1644 and alterations have been made. There was also a restoration
at St Winnow's Church during the 19th century, but the essential
character of the building was not significantly changed. Glass windows
honouring both saints are found in the parish church of St Winnow. The Online Parish Clerk for St Winnow is David Coppin, who can be contacted by Email. PARISH INFORMATIONCENSUS:Information can be found at COCP (Cornwall Online Census Project) which is complete for 1841 to 1891 and has been verified, FreeCen at Rootsweb, which has a very good search engine and information from COCP, as well as GenUKI, which has more reference information and alternate resources. REGISTERS:For Parish Register information, please see our online searchable database (C-PROP) which is updated frequently and GenUKI. The C-PROP parish coverage page is here. DIRECTORIES:For information, see the University of Leicester's Historical Directories website. OTHER:For an indenture, dated 11 Nov 1811, concerning land in Lanivet, but naming Robert WALKER and Sophia, his wife, of this Parish, click here. An Indenture, dated 1 February 1836, concerning land in St Blazey but mentioning William COLE of this parish. Other documents mentioning several parishes, including St Winnow, can be found here. For further information regarding history, population, etc., visit GenUKI. MAPS:For a Parish Locator map, please click here. St Winnow can be located at coordinates H - 5. For further map information, please visit GenUKI (Genealogy - United Kingdom & Ireland). To see a current, zoomable Ordnance Survey map, please visit MultiMap, or for maps and satellite images use Google Maps. ADJACENT PARISHES:Lostwithiel, Lanlivery, Lanhydrock, Cardinham, Bradock, Boconnoc, St Veep and Golant St Sampson. |