Week St Mary
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Week St Mary is a civil parish and village in northeast Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. It is situated south of Bude
close to the River Tamar
and the border between Cornwall and Devon
in the Hundred
of Stratton.
Week St Mary has a 14th - 15th century parish church
dedicated to St Mary the Virgin
and the tower contains a ring of six bells. The parish is in the diocese of Truro
.
Parts of the college founded here by Thomasine Bonaventure
have been converted into a farmhouse.
The parish contains 2 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), both noted for their biological
interest. Brendonmoor SSSI was notified in 1990 and Greenamoor SSSI, also a nature reserve
jointly owned by Plantlife
and Cornwall Wildlife Trust
, was designated in 1992.
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...
. It is situated south of Bude
Bude
Bude is a small seaside resort town in North Cornwall, England, at the mouth of the River Neet . It lies just south of Flexbury, north of Widemouth Bay and west of Stratton and is located along the A3073 road off the A39. Bude is twinned with Ergué-Gabéric in Brittany, France...
close to the River Tamar
River Tamar
The Tamar is a river in South West England, that forms most of the border between Devon and Cornwall . It is one of several British rivers whose ancient name is assumed to be derived from a prehistoric river word apparently meaning "dark flowing" and which it shares with the River Thames.The...
and the border between Cornwall and Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
in the Hundred
Hundreds of Cornwall
Cornwall was from Anglo-Saxon times until the 19th century divided into hundreds, some with the suffix shire as in Pydarshire, East and West Wivelshire and Powdershire which were first recorded as names between 1184-1187. In the Cornish language the word for "hundred" is keverang and is the...
of Stratton.
Week St Mary has a 14th - 15th century parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
dedicated to St Mary the Virgin
Mary (mother of Jesus)
Mary , commonly referred to as "Saint Mary", "Mother Mary", the "Virgin Mary", the "Blessed Virgin Mary", or "Mary, Mother of God", was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee...
and the tower contains a ring of six bells. The parish is in the diocese of Truro
Diocese of Truro
The Diocese of Truro is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury.-Geography and history:The diocese's area is that of the county of Cornwall including the Isles of Scilly. It was formed on 15 December 1876 from the Archdeaconry of Cornwall in the Diocese of Exeter, it is thus one...
.
Parts of the college founded here by Thomasine Bonaventure
Thomasine, Lady Percival
Thomasine, Lady Percival, née Thomasine Bonaventure , was an English benefactress and founder of a school.-Biography:The story is of a woman tending sheep when she was approached by a London merchant and asked whether she would care to work in his house in London...
have been converted into a farmhouse.
Geography
The parish covers an area of 6123 acres (24.8 km²) or 9.6 square miles (24.8 km2), and has a population of 550, according to the 2001 census.The parish contains 2 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), both noted for their biological
Flora and fauna of Cornwall
Cornwall is the county that forms the tip of the southwestern peninsula of England; this area has a mild and warm climate regulated by the Gulf Stream...
interest. Brendonmoor SSSI was notified in 1990 and Greenamoor SSSI, also a nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
jointly owned by Plantlife
Plantlife
Plantlife is a wild plant conservation charity. As of 2007, its membership was 10,500 and it owned 23 nature reserves around the UK.-History:It was founded in 1989 with its first President being Professor David Bellamy. By 1999 it had 22 nature reserves....
and Cornwall Wildlife Trust
Cornwall Wildlife Trust
The Cornwall Wildlife Trust is a charitable organisation founded in 1962 that is concerned solely with Cornwall, United Kingdom.It deals with the conservation and preservation of Cornwall's wildlife and habitats managing over 50 nature reserves covering approximately , amongst them Looe...
, was designated in 1992.