Mawnan
Mawnan (
Geography
The parish is entirely rural and, as well as Mawnan Smith, includes the hamlets of
.The coastline and cliffs south-east of the church town from Toll Point to Rosemullion Head forms the Rosemullion SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest), noted for its geological and biological interest. Marine species found here include Mytilus mussels, various seaweeds and sea sponges, such as Botryllus schlosseri.[6]
Mawnan lies within the
Etymology
It is suggested that Mawnan takes its name from a 6th-century Saint Maunanus, who was probably a
Churches
There are two Anglican churches: the 13th century parish church, the Church of St Mawnan and St Stephen in Mawnan Church[7] and the 19th century Church of St Michael in Mawnan Smith village. The land for St Michael's Church was given by the Rogers family of Carwinion and the building was completed in 1874. John Rogers was rector here from 1807 to 1838.[8]
The village of Mawnan Smith also has a Methodist chapel. There is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to St Edward the Confessor in Old Church Road, which was completed in 1965.
Notable houses and gardens
Notable country houses in the parish include Bosloe, Bosveal, Carwinion, Penwarne, Nansidwell (c. 1905 by
References
- ISBN 1-84114-148-8.
- ^ GENUKI website; Mawnan; retrieved April 2010
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4
- ^ Carwinion
- ^ "Rosemullion" (PDF). Natural England. 1990. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Church of England website: Notes on St Mawnan Church". Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ Marchant, E. C. (1897). "Rogers, John (1778–1856), divine, by E. C. Marchant". Dictionary of National Biography Vol. IL. Smith, Elder & Co. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
- ISBN 978-0-300-12668-6