Grampound with Creed
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Grampound with Creed is a civil parish in Cornwall
, United Kingdom
.
The two major settlements in the parish are the ancient town of Grampound
and the smaller village of Creed
. The larger settlement, Grampound, is situated approximately six miles (10 km) west of St Austell
at and Creed is one mile (1.6 km) south at .
Grampound With Creed is bordered by St Stephen-in-Brannel
parish to the north, St Ewe
parish to the east and Cuby
parish to the south. On the west, the parish is boundary follows the River Fal
which separates it from Probus
parish.
under the name Tibesteu
The parish has been in the Registration District of St Austell since 1837 and formerly was in the St Austell Union for poor law parish relief. The population of Grampound with Creed parish was 638 in the 2001 census.
and Bible Christian chapels in Grampound.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
The two major settlements in the parish are the ancient town of Grampound
Grampound
Grampound is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the A390 road six miles west of St Austell.Grampound with Creed is the civil parish of which the village of Grampound and the village of Creed are the main settlements...
and the smaller village of Creed
Creed, Cornwall
Creed is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated roughly midway between Truro and St Austell approximately two miles east of Probus....
. The larger settlement, Grampound, is situated approximately six miles (10 km) west of St Austell
St Austell
St Austell is a civil parish and a major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the south coast approximately ten miles south of Bodmin and 30 miles west of the border with Devon at Saltash...
at and Creed is one mile (1.6 km) south at .
Grampound With Creed is bordered by St Stephen-in-Brannel
St Stephen-in-Brannel
St Stephen-in-Brannel is a civil parish and village in central Cornwall, United Kingdom. St Stephen village is four miles west of St Austell on the southern edge of Cornwall's china clay district.In medieval times the parish lay within the royal manor of Brannel...
parish to the north, St Ewe
St Ewe
St Ewe is a civil parish and village in mid-Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately five miles southwest of St Austell.-Antiquities:...
parish to the east and Cuby
Cuby, Cornwall
Cuby is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom, situated approximately 7 miles south-west of St Austell.Cornelly parish was united with Cuby in 1934....
parish to the south. On the west, the parish is boundary follows the River Fal
River Fal
The River Fal flows through Cornwall, United Kingdom, rising on the Goss Moor and reaching the English Channel at Falmouth. On or near the banks of the Fal are the castles of Pendennis and St Mawes as well as Trelissick Garden. The River Fal separates the Roseland peninsula from the rest of...
which separates it from Probus
Probus, Cornwall
Probus is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is famous for having the tallest church tower in Cornwall. The tower is high, and richly decorated with carvings...
parish.
History
In medieval times, Creed was taxed as part of Tybesta, a manor mentioned in the Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
under the name Tibesteu
The parish has been in the Registration District of St Austell since 1837 and formerly was in the St Austell Union for poor law parish relief. The population of Grampound with Creed parish was 638 in the 2001 census.
Churches
The ecclesiastical parish is in the Deanery and Hundred of Powder and in the Diocese of Truro. The parish church is in Creed village and is dedicated to St Crida. Much of the church is medieval but the three-stage battlemented tower was added in 1733 and contains two medieval bells. The other Anglican church in the parish stands in Grampound and is dedicated to St Nun. There were also Wesleyan MethodistWesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain)
The Wesleyan Methodist Church was the name used by the major Methodist movement in Great Britain following its split from the Church of England after the death of John Wesley and the appearance of parallel Methodist movements...
and Bible Christian chapels in Grampound.