Feock, Cornwall
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Feock is a coastal civil parish and village in Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Truro
at the head of Carrick Roads
on the River Fal
. To the south, the parish is bounded by Restronguet Creek
and to the east by Carrick Roads and the River Fal. To the north it is bordered by Kea
parish and to the west by Perranarworthal
parish
Feock parish includes the villages of Carnon Downs
, Chycoose
, Devoran
, Goonpiper, Harcourt, Cornwall, Killiganoon, Penelewey
, Penpol, Porthgwidden, Restronguet Point
, Trevilla, and Trelissick.
The garden of the Trelissick Estate
is a National Trust
property. The King Harry Ferry
takes cars across the River Fal to Philleigh
.
described a stained glass window in the church with St Feock portrayed as a man. The church has a 13th century tower and font, the remainder being 19th century. In 1640, according to Hals, the sacrament was administer by the vicar in Cornish as the people did not understand English.
Thomas Lobb
, Victorian
botanist and plant hunter is buried in Devoran churchyard. Trelissick Garden
has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1955 when it was donated by Ida Copeland
following the death of her son Geoffrey, a stained glass memorial—bearing the Copeland Crest—remains to this effect in the small church in Feock.
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 approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Truro
Truro
Truro is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The city is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population recorded in the 2001 census of 17,431. Truro urban statistical area, which includes parts of surrounding parishes, has a 2001 census...
at the head of Carrick Roads
Carrick Roads
Carrick Roads is located on the southern Cornish coast in the UK, near Falmouth. It is a large waterway created after the Ice age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise dramatically , creating a large natural harbour which is navigable from Falmouth to...
on the River Fal
River Fal
The River Fal flows through Cornwall, United Kingdom, rising on the Goss Moor and reaching the English Channel at Falmouth. On or near the banks of the Fal are the castles of Pendennis and St Mawes as well as Trelissick Garden. The River Fal separates the Roseland peninsula from the rest of...
. To the south, the parish is bounded by Restronguet Creek
Restronguet Creek
Restronguet Creek is a tidal ria in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is a tributary of Carrick Roads, the estuary of the River Fal, and is situated approximately four miles south of Truro and three miles north of Falmouth....
and to the east by Carrick Roads and the River Fal. To the north it is bordered by Kea
Kea, Cornwall
Kea is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is a "large straggling parish" in a former mining area south of Truro.Kea village is situated just over one mile southwest of Truro....
parish and to the west by Perranarworthal
Perranarworthal
Perranarworthal is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately four miles northwest of Falmouth and five miles southwest of Truro....
parish
Feock parish includes the villages of Carnon Downs
Carnon Downs
Carnon Downs is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles south west of Truro on the A39 Truro to Falmouth road....
, Chycoose
Chycoose
Chycoose, Point and Penpol form a coastal settlement around Penpol Creek in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The creek is a ria, a tidal inlet on the north side of Restronguet Creek...
, Devoran
Devoran
Devoran is a village in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated four miles southwest of Truro at . Formerly an ecclesiastical parish, Devoran is now in the civil parish of Feock....
, Goonpiper, Harcourt, Cornwall, Killiganoon, Penelewey
Penelewey
Penelewey is a hamlet southeast of Playing Place in Cornwall, England, UK....
, Penpol, Porthgwidden, Restronguet Point
Restronguet Point
Restronguet Point is a small narrow promontory in the civil parish of Feock in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three-quarters of a mile south of Feock village....
, Trevilla, and Trelissick.
The garden of the Trelissick Estate
Trelissick Garden
Trelissick Garden is a garden in the ownership of the National Trust and situated in Feock, Cornwall, near Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom.-The Trust:...
is a National Trust
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
property. The King Harry Ferry
King Harry Ferry
The King Harry Ferry Bridge is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the Carrick Roads reach of the estuary of the River Fal in the United Kingdom county of Cornwall. The ferry crosses between the villages of Feock and Philleigh, roughly half way between the city of Truro, the lowest bridging point...
takes cars across the River Fal to Philleigh
Philleigh
Philleigh is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom, one of the four in the Roseland Peninsula.-History:The Manor of Eglosrose is mentioned in the Domesday Book and the remainder of the parish was in the episcopal Manor of Tregear. The parish church is dedicated to...
.
Parish church
The Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Feoca, about whom very little is known. Although the saint is usually assumed to have been female, HalsWilliam Hals
William Hals , was a British historian who compiled a History of Cornwall, the first work of any magnitude that was ever printed in Cornwall. He was born at Tresawen, in the parish of Merther in Cornwall. Much of his work was never published but was used by other Cornish historians, including...
described a stained glass window in the church with St Feock portrayed as a man. The church has a 13th century tower and font, the remainder being 19th century. In 1640, according to Hals, the sacrament was administer by the vicar in Cornish as the people did not understand English.
Thomas Lobb
Thomas Lobb
Thomas Lobb was a British botanist and, along with his older brother, William Lobb, collected plants for the plant nursery Veitch....
, Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
botanist and plant hunter is buried in Devoran churchyard. Trelissick Garden
Trelissick Garden
Trelissick Garden is a garden in the ownership of the National Trust and situated in Feock, Cornwall, near Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom.-The Trust:...
has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1955 when it was donated by Ida Copeland
Ida Copeland
Ida Copeland F.R.S., MStJ, M.P, [née Fenzi] was a British politician born and raised in Florence, Italy.-Family & Early Life:Great grand daughter of Count Emanuele Fenzi and daughter of Count Camillo Fenzi Banker and Senator of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, and his wife, Evelyne Isabella, daughter...
following the death of her son Geoffrey, a stained glass memorial—bearing the Copeland Crest—remains to this effect in the small church in Feock.
Twinning
Feock is twinned with the Breton village L'Hôpital Camfrout in Finistère, Brittany, France-
An OspitalHôpital-CamfroutHôpital-Camfrout is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Hôpital-Camfrout are called in French Hospitaliers or Camfroutois.-References:** ;-External links:* *...
, BrittanyBrittanyBrittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...