Lamorran and Merther
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Lamorran and Merther is a united ecclesiastical parish in Cornwall
, United Kingdom
.
Merther is located two miles (3 km) west of Truro
50.26488°N 5.00127°W. Merther church is dedicated to St Coan but is now disused and ruinous. A new church was built at Tresillian Bridge in 1904 (the font, bells, statue of St Anthony and pulpit from Merther were moved to the new church). The church was abandoned in the mid-20th century. Until 1866 Merther Church was a chapelry to Probus
: it then became a separate parish but was united with Lamorran in 1900.
Lamorran is located 3½ miles (6 km) southwest of Truro
50.24165°N 4.97462°W. Lamorran church was built in the mid-13th century and has never been enlarged. It was dedicated (to St Morenna) in 1261 and restored
unsympathetically in 1845 (by William White
) and 1853 (for Lord Falmouth; Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth). The tower is separate from the church and the font of Catacleuse stone
may be Norman (or 15th century work in the Norman style).
A large monument of 1658 commemorates John Verman and his wife. The churchyard cross is a fine example of a Gothic stone cross.
was born at Tresawen, Merther. The naval commander Robert Carthew Reynolds
was born at the Lamorran: he had a long and distinguished career in the Royal Navy and died at sea on the coast of Denmark.
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, United Kingdom
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Merther is located two miles (3 km) west of Truro
Truro
Truro is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The city is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population recorded in the 2001 census of 17,431. Truro urban statistical area, which includes parts of surrounding parishes, has a 2001 census...
50.26488°N 5.00127°W. Merther church is dedicated to St Coan but is now disused and ruinous. A new church was built at Tresillian Bridge in 1904 (the font, bells, statue of St Anthony and pulpit from Merther were moved to the new church). The church was abandoned in the mid-20th century. Until 1866 Merther Church was a chapelry to 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...
: it then became a separate parish but was united with Lamorran in 1900.
Lamorran is located 3½ miles (6 km) southwest of Truro
Truro
Truro is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The city is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population recorded in the 2001 census of 17,431. Truro urban statistical area, which includes parts of surrounding parishes, has a 2001 census...
50.24165°N 4.97462°W. Lamorran church was built in the mid-13th century and has never been enlarged. It was dedicated (to St Morenna) in 1261 and restored
Victorian restoration
Victorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...
unsympathetically in 1845 (by William White
William White (architect)
William White, F.S.A. was an English architect, famous for his part in 19th century Gothic Revival architecture and church restorations...
) and 1853 (for Lord Falmouth; Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth). The tower is separate from the church and the font of Catacleuse stone
Elvan
Elvan is a name used in Cornwall and Devon for the native varieties of quartz-porphyry. They are dispersed irregularly in the Upper Devonian series of rocks and some of them make very fine building stones...
may be Norman (or 15th century work in the Norman style).
A large monument of 1658 commemorates John Verman and his wife. The churchyard cross is a fine example of a Gothic stone cross.
Notable residents
The historian William HalsWilliam Hals
William Hals , was a British historian who compiled a History of Cornwall, the first work of any magnitude that was ever printed in Cornwall. He was born at Tresawen, in the parish of Merther in Cornwall. Much of his work was never published but was used by other Cornish historians, including...
was born at Tresawen, Merther. The naval commander Robert Carthew Reynolds
Robert Carthew Reynolds
Rear-Admiral Robert Carthew Reynolds was a long serving and widely respected officer of the British Royal Navy who served in four separate major wars in a 52 year career...
was born at the Lamorran: he had a long and distinguished career in the Royal Navy and died at sea on the coast of Denmark.