St Goran
Encyclopedia
St. Goran is a coastal civil parish in Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. The church town
, Gorran Churchtown
, is situated approximately six miles (10 km) south-southwest of St Austell
. However, the largest settlement in the parish is the coastal village of Gorran Haven
, a mile to the east.
The parish is bounded by the sea to the east and south. It is bordered by St Michael Caerhays
parish to the west and by St Ewe
and Mevagissey
parishes to the north.
The patron saint Guron or Goronus is said to have come here from Bodmin
. The parish church is a fine building of the 15th century though the foundation is Norman. Features of interest include the bench ends and the late medieval font. At Gorran Haven is a 15th century chapel of St Just, restored
in the 1860s. At Bodrugan there are some remains of the medieval manor house of the Bodrugans which also had a chapel.
Thomas Tonkin
, MP and historian, is buried at the parish church.
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 church town
Churchtown, Cornwall
In Cornwall, the churchtown is the settlement in a parish where the church stands, for example,*Churchtown Mullion,*Churchtown Redruth,*Churchtown St Hilary,*Churchtown St Merryn,*Churchtown St Minver,*Gorran Churchtown,*Gulval Churchtown,...
, Gorran Churchtown
Gorran Churchtown
Gorran Churchtown is a village in the parish of St Goran, Cornwall, England, UK. Gorran Churchtown is situated approximately six miles south-southwest of St Austell; Gorran Haven, the largest settlement in the parish, is a mile to the east....
, is situated approximately six miles (10 km) south-southwest 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...
. However, the largest settlement in the parish is the coastal village of Gorran Haven
Gorran Haven
Gorran Haven is a fishing village on the south coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately south of Mevagissey.The village lies in a cove between two sandy beaches...
, a mile to the east.
The parish is bounded by the sea to the east and south. It is bordered by St Michael Caerhays
St Michael Caerhays
St Michael Caerhays is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately seven miles south-southwest of St Austell....
parish to the west and by 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:...
and Mevagissey
Mevagissey
Mevagissey is a village, fishing port and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately five miles south of St Austell....
parishes to the north.
The patron saint Guron or Goronus is said to have come here from Bodmin
Bodmin
Bodmin is a civil parish and major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the centre of the county southwest of Bodmin Moor.The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character...
. The parish church is a fine building of the 15th century though the foundation is Norman. Features of interest include the bench ends and the late medieval font. At Gorran Haven is a 15th century chapel of St Just, 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...
in the 1860s. At Bodrugan there are some remains of the medieval manor house of the Bodrugans which also had a chapel.
Thomas Tonkin
Thomas Tonkin
-Early Life:He was born at Trevaunance, St Agnes, Cornwall, and baptised in its parish church on 26 September 1678, was the eldest son of Hugh Tonkin , vice-warden of the Stannaries 1701, and High Sheriff of Cornwall 1702, by his first wife, Frances , daughter of Walter Vincent of Trelevan, near...
, MP and historian, is buried at the parish church.