Feock, Cornwall
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Feock
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OS grid reference | SW824384 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TRURO |
Postcode district | TR3 |
Dialling code | 01872 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Feock (
Feock parish includes the villages of
The garden of the
Feock lies within the
The Duchy Grammar School was built as a house named Tregye in 1809 for William Penrose; in the late 19th century it was extended and remodeled. A 20th-century extension obscures the original entrance.[8]
Parish church
The Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Feoca, about whom very little is known. Although the saint is usually assumed to have been female, Hals described a stained glass window in the church with St Feock portrayed as a man.[9] The church has a 13th-century tower and font, the remainder being 19th-century.[10] As late as 1640, according to Hals, the sacrament was administered by the Reverend William Jackson in Cornish as the people understood no other language.[11][12] Feock feast was observed on 2 February.[13]
There are two Cornish crosses in the parish: one is in the churchyard and the other at Trelissick. The cross in the churchyard probably dates from the 13th century (it has a crude crucifixus figure on one side of the head and a foliated cross on the other). The cross at Trelissick was moved from Tredrea in the parish of St Erth in the 1840s; it has a crude crucifixus figure on the front of the head but the back is defaced. It had been found in a field called "Parc an Grouse".[14][15]
Cornish wrestling
Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes were held at Feock Downs in the 1800s.[16]
Twinning
Feock is
- Hôpital-Camfrout (An Ospital) a Breton village in Finistère, Brittany, France.[17][18]
Gallery
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Separate Bell-tower at Feock Church
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Window representing the Resurrection, at Feock Church
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Penpol Methodist Chapel
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The Old Post Office, Feock
References
- ISBN 0192129767.
- ^ "Cornish Language Partnership : Place names in the SWF". Magakernow.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20130515071635/http://www.magakernow.org.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=79ba408d-7c02-499e-8cd6-b18dd48de58d&version=-1. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
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- ^ [1] Archived May 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2011 Census". Genuki.org. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "GENUKI article on Feock". Genuki.org. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ISBN 9780300126686; p. 198
- ^ Doble, G. H. (1964) The Saints of Cornwall: part 3. Truro: Dean and Chapter; pp. 53-56
- ISBN 0-300-09589-9; p. 68
- ^ Hals Parochial History of Cornwall. (Unpublished Manuscript). In E. D. Marquand (1882) "Meetings of the Society". Transcriptions of the Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society.
- ^ Victor, Bernard (1 May 1879). "An Essay of the Ancient Cornish Language, With a Glossary". The Cornishman. No. 42. p. 6.
- ^ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 10
- ^ Langdon, A. G. (1896) Old Cornish Crosses. Truro: Joseph Pollard; pp. 153-54 & 277-78
- ^ Langdon, A. G. (2002) Stone Crosses in Mid Cornwall; 2nd ed. Federation of Old Cornwall Societies; p. 38
- ^ Royal Cornwall Gazette, 11 June 1808.
- ^ "Find your local association - Twinning Committee for Cornwall". Twinningcommitteeforcornwall.weebly.com. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
Further reading
- Feock Local History Society Group (1975). Feock with Devoran and Carnon Downs. Exeter: University of Exeter. OCLC 561223824.
- North, C. D. (2003). St. Feock: the saint, the church, the parish. - leaflet available from parish church