Pancrasweek
| Pancrasweek | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 Pancrasweek parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SS296057 |
| Location: | 50°49’36"N, 4°25’12"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | EX22 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Torridge |
Pancrasweek is a hamlet in the north-west of Devon, about three miles north-west of the town of Holsworthy and close by the Cornish border.
The parish is bounded to the west by the River Tamar which delineates Cornwall's border with Devon. Here the Tamar is far from the broad river seen in its lower reaches but is a young stream, wriggling among fields and crossed by farm bridges.
The parish church, dedicated to St Pancras]], stands alone on a hill in the south of the parish. Hoskins' Devon dates it to the 15th century with traces of Norman work in the walls of the nave, and says that its tower has fine crocketted pinnacles of the West Devon type.[1] Pevsner states that the church was restored between 1894 and 1910 and that it has richly carved wagon roofs.[2]
At the hamlet of Lana about a mile north of the church is a Wesleyan chapel built in 1838, said by Pevsner to be the most attractive in Devon.[2]
Part of the Lower Tamar Lake lies within the parish. This artificial lake was constructed in the 1820s to supply water to the Bude Canal, but it is now a haven for wildlife and is popular for coarse fishing.
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References
- ↑ Hoskins, W. G. (1972). A New Survey of England: Devon (New ed.). London: Collins. p. 450. ISBN 0-7153-5577-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Devon, 1952; 1989 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09596-8