St Martin-in-Meneage
St Martin-in-Meneage
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 St Martin in Meneage parish church | |
  St Martin-in-Meneage Location within Cornwall | |
| OS grid reference | SW734240 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HELSTON |
| Postcode district | TR12 |
| Dialling code | 01326 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
St Martin-in-Meneage (
, England, United Kingdom.The village is five miles (8 km) south-southeast of Helston.[2] The population at the 2011 census was 377[3]
The church is dedicated to St
Mawgan in Meneage (right of sepulture was granted in 1385). The ancient estates of Barry Mylor and Mathiana adjoin the church and the two names indicate that in early times there were chapels of two Breton saints here, of St Melor at Merther Mylor (Barry Mylor) and St Anou at Merther Anou (the modern forms having been variously corrupted).[4]
St Martin-in-Meneage lies within the
Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
(AONB).
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St-Martin-in-Meneage in relation to neighbouring parishes -
St Martin in Meneage Methodist church
References
- ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel. Cornish Language Partnership.
- ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ Henderson, Charles (1925) "Parochial history of Cornwall", in: Cornish Church Guide. Truro: Blackford; p. 155
External links
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