St Issey
Coordinates: 50°30′35″N 4°55′22″W / 50.5098°N 4.9229°W
| St Issey | |
| Cornish: Egloskrug | |
 St Issey
St Issey shown within Cornwall |
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| OS grid reference | SW928718 |
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| Civil parish | St Issey |
| Unitary authority | Cornwall |
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WADEBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | PL27 |
| Dialling code | 01841 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Cornwall |
| List of places: UK • England • Cornwall | |
St Issey (Cornish: Egloskrug) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately two miles (3 km) south of Padstow.[1] The parish covers an area of approximately 4,500 acres (18 km2).
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[edit] History
The parish takes its name from Saint Yse (or Ida), one of the twenty-four children of St Brychan, a 4th century Welsh saint and king. The Cornish name means "the church on the tumulus". In early records Egloscruk is the name of the parish, while St Ida refers to the site of the saint's chapel and holy well at Zanzidgie. Until 1199 the parish formed part of the manor and peculiar of Pawton, belonging to the Bishop of Exeter; it was then appropriated by the bishop to the Chapter of Exeter Cathedral.[2] The remains of a sea mill on the River Camel are within the parish.[3]
[edit] Parish Church
The parish church is partly Norman and was enlarged in the 15th century when the south aisle and tower were built. The tower has been rebuilt twice, ca. 1680, and again in 1871. In 1869 the church tower was struck by lightning and collapsed.[4] Though there was a "lamentable rebuilding in 1871" (Charles Henderson) there are some features of great interest. These include the reredos and a Pietà of Catacleuse stone which may be fragments of a late medieval monument, possibly that of Lady Matilda Chyverston which is mentioned in a document of 1399. According to local tradition the stonework was originally in the chapel at Halwyn, an estate of the Hamelys. Ruins of the house, chapel and columbarium were mentioned by Henderson in 1925.[5]
[edit] Geography
Trelow Downs is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for the dry and wet heaths, valley mires and scrub.[6]
[edit] HMS St Issey
On 28 December 1942 the British tug HMS St. Issey (Lt. J. H. W. Howe, RNR) was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine (U-617) off Benghazi, Libya.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin ISBN 9780319229385
- ^ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; pp. 110-11
- ^ Tidemills
- ^ The Illustrated London News; Vol. LIV
- ^ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; pp. 110-11
- ^ "Trelow Downs". Natural England. http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/2000351.pdf. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ Rescue Tug HMS St. Issey of the Saint class--Uboat website
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