Philleigh
| Philleigh | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 The Roseland Inn, Philleigh | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SW871394 |
| Location: | 50°12’60"N, 4°59’6"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Truro |
| Postcode: | TR2 |
| Dialling code: | 01872 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
Philleigh is a village and parish in Cornwall, on the Roseland Peninsula.
Philleigh is within the 'Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty', as is almost a third of the county.
History
The Manor of Eglosrose is mentioned in the Domesday Book and the remainder of the parish was in the episcopal Manor of Tregear. The manor of Eglosrose was one of several held by Thurstan from Robert, Count of Mortain. There was one virgate of land and land for 2 ploughs. There were half a plough, 3 serfs, 3 smallholders, 20 acres of pasture. The value of the manor was 10 shillings.[1]
The parish church is dedicated to St Fili or Filius.[2] Fili probably came from Wales and is said to have been a companion of St Kea.[3] The church has a west tower, a north transept and a south aisle; the aisle arcade has seven bays and is of white granite on circular piers. The font is octagonal and dates from the 13th century. The Glebe House is slate-hung and has a fine Georgian front of five bays.[4]
The remains of the mansion of the Arundells are at Talverne: associated with it were two mediæval chapels, mentioned in 1384.[5] Tolverne Cottage, within the civil parish, was used as an embarkation point for the D-Day landings in June 1944.
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References
- ↑ Thorn, C. et al., ed. (1979) Cornwall. Chichester: Phillimore; entry 5,4,17
- ↑ Doble, G. H. (1964) The Saints of Cornwall; part 3. Truro: Dean and Chapter; pp. 89–103
- ↑ Ellis, P. B. (1992) The Cornish Saints. Penryn: Tor Mark Press, p. 12
- ↑ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed., rev. by Enid Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; pp. 141–42
- ↑ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 184