Lamorran
| Lamorran | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 Lamorran parish church | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 50°14’30"N, 4°58’29"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
Lamorran is a little village in Cornwall, which may be found three and a half miles southwest of Truro, and within the 'Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty', as is almost a third of the county.
The village stands close by Merther, another small village, and shares with it an ecclesiastical parish, 'Lamorran and Merther'.
Parish church
Lamorran church was built in the mid-13th century and has never been enlarged. It was dedicated to St Morenna in 1261. It was restored, perhaps unsympathetically, in 1845 by William White and in 1853 for Lord Falmouth. The tower is separate from the church and the font of Catacleuse stone may be Norman (or 15th century work in the Norman style).[1]
A large monument of 1658 commemorates John Verman and his wife. The churchyard cross is a fine example of a Gothic stone cross.[2]
Miscellany
The naval commander Robert Carthew Reynolds was born at Lamorran: he had a long and distinguished career in the Royal Navy and died at sea on the coast of Denmark. Owen Fitzpen (also known as Owen Phippen) was a merchant taken captive by Barbary pirates who later mounted a heroic escape; he afterwards lived at Lamorran.