Tywardreath
Coordinates: 50°21′27″N 4°41′40″W / 50.3576°N 4.6945°W
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| Cornish: Chi war Dreth | |
 Tywardreath Church |
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 Tywardreath
Tywardreath shown within Cornwall |
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| OS grid reference | SX084544 |
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| Civil parish | Tywardreath and Par |
| Unitary authority | Cornwall |
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PAR |
| Postcode district | PL24 |
| Dialling code | 01726 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | South East Cornwall |
| List of places: UK • England • Cornwall | |
Tywardreath (Cornish: Chi war Dreth) is a small hilltop village in southern Cornwall, United Kingdom. about 3 miles (4.8 km) north west of Fowey. It is located in a sheltered spot overlooking a silted up estuary opposite Par and near the beach of Par Sands. It sits on the Saints' Way trail.
Tywardreath translates from the Cornish language as House on the Strand, and was featured by Daphne du Maurier in a novel of that name. Although a fictional tale of drug-induced time-travel, the history and geography of the area was carefully researched by du Maurier who lived in a house called Kilmarth, 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south.
The seal of the borough of Tywardreath was A shield of Arms a saltire between four fleurs-de-lis, with the legend "Tywardreath".[1]
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[edit] Tywardreath Priory
The settlement grew out of a Benedictine priory established at around the time of the Norman conquest. It was dissolved in 1540 and many of the better stones are reputed to have been shipped to its parent monastery at Angers in France.
[edit] Corrody in Tywardreath Priory
A Corrody was an annual charge on its income, originally a voucher issued by the Priory to pay board and lodging of founders whilst visiting, later monetised and used by kings as transferable pensions. In 1486 Henry VII recommended his servant William Martyn to the Corrody which the Prior compromised (i.e. monetised) for 5 Marks a year charged on the manors of Tywardreath and Trenant. A Corrody, no doubt the same one, was held in this Priory in 1509 by Hugh Denys of Osterley(d.1511), Groom of the King's Close Stool to Henry VII.[2]. On the death of Denys, Henry VIII transferred the Corrody ("in the King's gift by death of Hugh Denys") to John Porth, another courtier.[3]
[edit] St. Andrew's Church
St Andrew's church was first dedicated in 1343 but was extensively rebuilt in 1880. It houses a peal of six bells. Memorials include those to the Harris family, active in the English Civil War. Philip Rashleigh, of Menabilly, the famous mineralogist and MP for Fowey, is buried here.
[edit] Freemasonry
Tywardreath has an imposing Masonic Hall in Southpark Road, next door to a Primary School. The Masonic Hall is at Ground Floor level, and is home to the following 7 Masonic Bodies, (Dates of formation in brackets)[4]
Restormel Lodge No. 856 (6th November 1861)
Fowey Lodge No. 977 (24th July 1863)
Saint Andrew Lodge No.1151 (11th June 1867)
Fowey Chapter No. 977 (6th February 1946)
Edward the Black Prince Lodge of Mark Master Masons No. 1680 (3rd December 1990)
Edward the Black Prince Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners No. 1680 (16th January 2008)
Restormel Castle Council of the Order of the Allied Masonic Degrees No. 85 (10th January 1977)
[edit] Trenython
Outside the village on the road up to Castle Dore is Trenython Manor. It was originally built for Colonel Peard as a thank-you from Garibaldi for support during his Italian struggle. In 1891 it became the Bishop's Palace for the Diocese of Truro and lasted in this role for 15 years. For half of the 20th century it was a railway convalescent home and is now an hotel.
[edit] Notable residents
- Daphne du Maurier, novelist, lived at Kilmarth
- Tony Foster, wilderness artist
- Dick Strawbridge, TV presenter and ecologist
- Alfred John Ellory leading British flautist
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Tywardreath village website
- Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Tywardreath
- Map sources for Tywardreath
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