Helland
| Helland | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 St Helena's Chruch, Helland | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX074710 |
| Location: | 50°30’29"N, 4°43’1"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 173 (2011) |
| Post town: | Bodmin |
| Postcode: | PL30 |
| Dialling code: | 01208 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Cornwall |
Helland is a village in Cornwall, two and a half miles north of Bodmin. The meaning of the name Helland is unclear: it is possible that the origin is in Cornish hen & lan (which is to say 'Old church').
The village is referred to in the Domesday Book as Henland.[1] It was only valued at 10 shillings and only five households are recorded, with one virgate of arable land, four acres of woodland and 20 of pasture.[2]
Parish church
The original dedication of the church is unknown but St Helena is now recognised as the patron.[3] Helena was the mother of the Emperor Constantine the Great.
The church comprises a chancel, nave and south aisle. The tower has a pyramidal roof and had a single bell. The church is pre-Norman in origin but the oldest stonework is probably of the 13th century; however in the mid 17th century the tower became ruinous and has not been entirely rebuilt. The name of St Sinney was attached to a tenement on the southern border of the parish; the Giffards were the patrons of the rectory in the Middle Ages and resident not far from the church.[4]
About the village
Grade II listed Helland Bridge, built in the early 15th century crosses over the River Camel here.[5]
Lancarffe is a house probably built in the 17th century which is a Grade II* listed building.
The parish has 2,483 acres of land.[6]
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References
- ↑ Gilbert, Davies: The Parochial History of Cornwall (1838, J. B. Nichols and Son)
- ↑ Thorn, Caroline & Frank (eds.) (1979) Domesday Book. 10: Cornwall. Chichester: Phillimore; entry 5,24,20
- ↑ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 108
- ↑ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 108
- ↑ Helland Bridge - British Listed Buildings
- ↑ Information on Helland from GENUKI