St Teath
| St Teath | |
| Cornwall | |
|---|---|
 The Clock Tower, St Teath | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX062807 |
| Location: | 50°35’35"N, 4°44’10"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Bodmin |
| Postcode: | PL30 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cornwall |
St Teath is a village in north Cornwall, about three miles southwest of Camelford and seven miles northeast of Wadebridge.
Within the wider parish is the hamlet of Whitewell, to the west of the village. The parish population at the 2011 census was 2,605.[1]
Parish church
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Tetha the Virgin, a 5th-century companion of Saint Breaca and supposed daughter of King Brychan of Brycheiniog. The church is a Grade I protected building consisting of a Norman core and 15th-century expansions.
The church is large for such a village, with a nave and two aisles.[2] The church was collegiate until 1545 when the two prebends were abolished.[3]
The church was renovated in 1879, reopening 6 November by the Bishop of Truro, Edward Benson.
Legends
St Teath was the birthplace in December 1626 of Anne Jeffries, a woman said to have associated with fairies.[4]
Early cricket match
The first recorded mention of cricket in Cornwall is an advertisement in the Sherborne Mercury on 18 June 1781 for the sale of cattle at St Teath, near Camelford. The advertisement was dated 14 June 1781 and signed by Nathaniel Long.
Whereas the annual sale for cattle at St Teath, near Camelford, Cornwall held at the first Tuesday in July had for several years being rather neglected. This is to inform the publick, that the Gentlemen farmers etc of the neighbourhood will produce a large show of cattle of the said day being the 3rd day of July next.[5]
NB. The evening of the same day will be cricketed for a very handsome silver-laced hat.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/StTeath/index.html#Population. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Cornwall, 1951; 1970 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09589-0page 202
- ↑ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 201
- ↑ Haughton, Brian. "Anne Jefferies and the Fairies – Brian Haughton.com". http://brian-haughton.com/articles/anne-jefferies-and-the-fairies/. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ Gilbert, Martin (2005). One Hundred Years of The Cornwall Cricket League. pp. 15–16.
