Budock Water
| Budock Water | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 St Budock Parish Church in Budock Water | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SW783320 |
| Location: | 50°8’48"N, 5°6’11"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,537 (2011) |
| Post town: | Falmouth |
| Postcode: | TR11 |
| Dialling code: | 01326 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Camborne and Redruth |
Budock or Budock Water is a village in Cornwall, two miles west of Falmouth.
According to the 2001 census Budock parish had a population of 1,399. This had increased to 1,537 at the 2011 census.[1] The parish includes the smaller villages of Lamanva and Treverva and encompasses 2,400 acre of land. The hamlets of Bareppa and Mongleath are also in the parish.[2] Arable farming in the parish includes early potatoes, broccoli and daffodils.
History
The earliest recorded rector of Budock was in 1207, although it is believed that the link to Budoc, a Celtic saint, dates back to 470 AD.[3][4] The parish church, which has a western tower, is partly of the 13th and partly of the 15th century: the box pews which in most churches were removed in the Victorian period remained.
Falmouth was originally part of the parish of Budock. The church contains a monumental brass to John III Killigrew (d.1567) of Arwennack,[5] Falmouth, the first Governor of Pendennis Castle and his wife Elizabeth Trewennard.[6]
Besides the parish church, the village also had a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel originally built around 1814, and rebuilt in 1843. Declining congregations eventually resulted in this chapel being closed and sold, and that building is now used as a meadery restaurant. There is no longer an active Methodist Chapel at Treverva which was used by the famous Treverva Choir: they now practice at Penryn Rugby Club.
About the village
At Rosemerryn is a substantial house of about 1730. The Crag, Maenporth, was a house built by Alfred Waterhouse in 1865 incorporating some Cornish elements: subsequently a hotel,[7] it burnt down in 1981.[8]
Budock Water village has a public house called the Trelowarren Arms (known as the Trelly) and there is also a hotel in the parish (Penmorvah Manor) which has a restaurant that is open to non-residents.The Penmorvah was also known as a popular night club called "Manderley" and is opposite the legendary Penjerrick Garden which is open to the public on certain days of the week. The village had a post office until 2009 when it was closed following the central government review of rural post offices, but the shop remains as another hub for the village.
Budock Woods remains a popular wooded area adjoining the village. One area of the woods was noted to have a great many bluebell flowers, but these suffered after the great storms on 25 January 1990 that toppled many of the mature beech, oak and sweet chestnut trees that they were growing beneath. A jungle garden located at Penjerrick Garden is open to visitors on certain days.
Big Society
Local children benefit from a playing field in the middle of the village, donated by a local landowner, equipped with swings and climbing frames.
There is a village hall that is used by a wide range of clubs and organisations.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Information on Budock Water from GENUKI
- ↑ Cornwall; Explore Britain
- ↑ Budock Parish History Group (1974)
- ↑ Doble, G. H. (1964) The Saints of Cornwall: part 3. Truro: Dean and Chapter; pp. 3-14
- ↑ Pedigree of Killigrew, Vivian, J.L., ed. (1887). The Visitations of Cornwall: comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1530, 1573 & 1620; with additions by J.L. Vivian. Exeter, p.268[1]
- ↑ Dunkin, E. (1882) Monumental Brasses. London: Spottiswoode, pp.36-7
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Cornwall, 1951; 1970 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09589-0
- ↑ "BEACH COULD BE OUT OF BOUNDS TO PUBLIC". The Falmouth Packet. Newsquest Media Group. 14 August 2003. http://archive.falmouthpacket.co.uk/2003/8/14/28362.html. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- The Budock Parish History Group (1974) A Short Study of an Ancient Parish [Volume I].
- The Budock Parish History Group (1993) A Short Study of an Ancient Parish Volume II.