Withiel
Withiel
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Withiel | |
Location within Cornwall | |
Population | 331 (United Kingdom Census 2011) |
OS grid reference | SW995654 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BODMIN |
Postcode district | PL30 |
Dialling code | 01208 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
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Notable people from the parish include Sir Bevil Grenville (1596–July 5, 1643), a Royalist soldier in the English Civil War.
Local government
Withiel Parish Council[5] is the lowest level of government in the parish, its powers are limited, most functions are administered by Cornwall Council or by central government.[6] The parish council is made up of 7 councilors and the clerk. As of 2017 these were: Anna Hoyle, David Cubitt, Guy Nott Bower, Janet Shearer, Patrick Malone, Simon Coy, Eric Harper and the clerk Robin Turner.[7] They meet at the village hall.[8]
Church history
The parish church, dedicated to St Clement, is in the village of Withiel and dates back to the 13th century. The original church was apparently a nave and chancel only but it was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries in granite. At this time a tower and spacious south aisle were added, and later a smaller north aisle, used as a chapel by the Bevilles of Brynn. The dedication to St Clement is not recorded before 1478; St Clement is portrayed on the font which is of this date. The church and manor of Withiel belonged before the Norman Conquest to the monastery of Bodmin; the monastery retained possession until 1538. The benefice was never appropriated and has always been a rectory. Thomas Vivian, Prior of Bodmin, was also rector 1523-1533; his arms are in the east window of the south aisle.[9]
There are two Cornish crosses and a cross base in the parish. One of the crosses is at a road junction about a mile south of the churchtown and the other in the rectory garden. The latter formerly stood in the road outside the rectory but was moved into the garden about 1860; it is in a good state of preservation.[10] The former cross is called Inches Cross; it is thought that most of the cross shaft is buried in the ground.[11]
The Rev. Sir Vyell Donnithorne Vyvyan, 9th Baronet (1826–1917) was Rector of Withiel.[12] His father the Rev. Vyell Francis Vyvyan (1803–77) was also rector of Withiel, for 50 years.[13][14]
Cornish wrestling
There were Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, have been held in the Rectory grounds at Withiel.[15]
References
- ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
- ISBN 0-7525-1851-8
- Hitchins, Fortescue; Drew, Samuel (1824). The History of Cornwall: from the earliest records and traditions, to the present time. W. Penaluna. p. 682. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ Ordnance Survey (1988) Landranger 200; Newquay, Bodmin & surrounding area, 1:50 000
- ^ "Withiel (Parish Council)". www.cornwallalc.org.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ Council, Cornwall. "Withiel Parish Council - Cornwall Council". www.cornwall.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Withiel Parish, Cornwall". Withiel Parish, Cornwall. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ The Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; pp. 221-22
- ^ Langdon, A. G. (1896) Old Cornish Crosses. Truro: Joseph Pollard; pp. 54, 72 & 423
- ^ Langdon, A. G. (2002) Stone Crosses in Mid Cornwall; 2nd ed. Federation of Old Cornwall Societies; p. 75
- ^ Reverend Sir Vyell Donnithorne Vyvyan, 9th Bt.
- ^ Reverend Vyell Francis Vyvyan
- ^ Mee, Arthur (1937) Cornwall. (The King's England.) London: Hodder & Stoughton; p. 306
- ^ Cornish Guardian, 9 July 1926.
External links
Media related to Withiel at Wikimedia Commons