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and dates back to the 13th century although it was extensively rebuilt in 1677. (The aisle, south transept and porches are additions of the 15th and 16th centuries.) The church has a battlemented tower with a ring of five bells. It is situated beside the stream in the valley bottom and in 1965
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Registration District and the population in the 2001 census was 703, increasing to 725 at the 2011 census. The parish extends approx five miles (8 kilometres) south of Wadebridge. To the north, the parish is bounded by the
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of Wessex and held by their successors until it was alienated under Henry VIII. In 1086 there were 44 hides of land, land for 60 ploughs, 40 villagers and 40 smallholders; pasture 12 sq leagues, woodland 2 sq leagues.
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The church contains some fine monuments to members of the Tredeneck family and one of 1598 to William and Jane Viell. The heirs of the Viell family in the 17th century were the Prideaux family of
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wrote in 1925 that slight remains of the bishop's palace and deer park were still to be seen. On the down above Pawton is a very large barrow with
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suffered damage in a major flood. The nave is longer than usual in a parish church: this may be connected to the fact that the
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times, was very large, extending to six whole parishes and parts of four others. It was granted to the Bishops of Sherborne by
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there was a report of both bombs and incendiaries being dropped near St Breock in August 1940.
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was an amateur artist. The church was restored for £1,400, and reopened on 26 July 1881 by
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and had a palace there. In 1790 the rector here was John Molesworth and his wife
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it was one of the two parishes within which the town of Wadebridge developed.
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parish and to the southeast by Lanivet parish. Together with
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Index

Whitecross (St Breock)
Saint Brioc
Cornish

St Breock is located in Cornwall
Cornwall
OS grid reference
SW 978 719
Unitary authority
Cornwall
Ceremonial county
Cornwall
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
PL27
Dialling code
Police
Devon and Cornwall
Fire
Cornwall
Ambulance
South Western
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North Cornwall
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