St Michael Caerhays
| St Michael Caerhays Cornish: Lannvihal | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 The Church at St Michael Caerhays | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SW963421 |
| Location: | 50°14’35"N, 4°51’29"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | St Austell |
| Postcode: | PL26 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
St Michael Caerhays is a tiny village in Cornwall, about seven miles south-southwest of St Austell. Its population at the 2011 census was 96.
St Michael Caerhays is within the 'Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty', as is almost a third of the county.
The ecclesiastical parish was a chapelry of St Stephen in Brannel until 1832. From the 16th century the Rectors of St Stephen resided here so the church of St Michael came to be regarded as the mother church. The church is Norman but the Lady Chapel was added in the 15th century by the Trevanions and it contains their monuments. Their home was on the site of Caerhayes Castle.[1]
Caerhays Castle, a picturesque castellated mansion, is situated half a mile south of the village and was built by John Nash for J. B. Trevanion in 1808.[2]
Notable people
George Martin was a priest in the Church of England who gave up his living and went to Southwark, where he became known among the poor as the 'modern St Anthony'. He was rector of this parish 1893-99.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; pp. 68-69
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Cornwall, 1951; 1970 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09589-0