St Clether
| St Clether | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX208842 |
| Location: | 50°37’48"N, 4°32’6"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Launceston |
| Postcode: | PL15 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
St Clether is a village in Cornwall. The village is situated on the east flank of Bodmin Moor approximately eight miles west of Launceston in the valley of the River Inny. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 143.
The original Norman church of St Clederus was, apart from the tower, rebuilt in 1865. The tower is built of granite and is of late mediæval date; the font is Norman and very plain.[1]
West of St Clether parish church is a 'holy well' and associated chapel, said to be one of Cornwall's best preserved. The church and well are dedicated to Saint Cleder (or Clederus), one of the twenty-four children of Saint Brychan, a Welsh saint and King of Brycheiniog in the 5th century.
Langdon (1896) records five stone crosses in the parish of which four are at the old manor house of Basill Barton.
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St Clether Holy Well -
St Clether Chapel and Holy Well -
Basill Manor
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References
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Cornwall, 1951; 1970 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09589-0