Mylor
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Mylor is a civil parish in Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. It is situated approximately five miles north of Falmouth
.
The church town
of the ecclesiastical parish is Mylor Churchtown
: however, Mylor Bridge
is the largest village in the parish. Other settlements include Angarrick
, Carclew, Flushing
and Restronguet Passage
.
Mylor is a maritime parish and is bounded by water on three sides: Restronguet Creek
to the north, Carrick Roads
to the east and Falmouth Harbour
to the south. To the west it is bounded by St Gluvias
and Perranarworthal
parishes.
The parish, named after Saint Melor
, is in the Archdeaconry of Cornwall in the Diocese of Truro
and the Deanery and Hundred of Kerrier. It was originally in Falmouth Registration District but is now in Truro Registration District.
and was also the mother church of Mabe
. In 1277 there was a dispute between the Bishop of Exeter
and the Earl of Cornwall
over sand and soil which was being carried away from the glebe land of Mylor by agents of the Earl. In 1278 this was settled by the Bishop lifting the threat of excommunication he had made and redistributing the large sum of money he had collected as custom duty for the sand and soil. Bishop Peter Quinel
gave the church and church land to the provostship of Glasney College
in exchange for the deanery of Probus
in 1288.
times and the church still has a Norman north door.
There were also Wesleyan Methodist
and Primitive Methodist chapels in Mylor parish.
, around 1780.
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 five miles north of Falmouth
Falmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a total resident population of 21,635.Falmouth is the terminus of the A39, which begins some 200 miles away in Bath, Somerset....
.
The church town
Churchtown, Cornwall
In Cornwall, the churchtown is the settlement in a parish where the church stands, for example,*Churchtown Mullion,*Churchtown Redruth,*Churchtown St Hilary,*Churchtown St Merryn,*Churchtown St Minver,*Gorran Churchtown,*Gulval Churchtown,...
of the ecclesiastical parish is Mylor Churchtown
Mylor Churchtown
Mylor Churchtown is a coastal village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated at the mouth of Mylor Creek approximately five miles north of Falmouth.Mylor Harbour is a large yacht marina immediately north of Mylor Churchtown...
: however, Mylor Bridge
Mylor Bridge
Mylor Bridge is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated in Mylor civil parish at the head of Mylor Creek approximately five miles north of Falmouth....
is the largest village in the parish. Other settlements include Angarrick
Angarrick
Angarrick is a small settlement in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated three miles north of Falmouth in the civil parish of Mylor.. The hamlet is a mile north of Mylor Bridge on the hills above Restronguet Creek....
, Carclew, Flushing
Flushing, Cornwall
Flushing is a coastal village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated three miles south of Penryn and eleven miles south-east of Truro. It faces Falmouth across the Penryn river, an arm of the Carrick Roads...
and Restronguet Passage
Restronguet Passage
Restronguet Passage is a coastal hamlet in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated on the south bank of Restronguet Creek one mile north of Mylor Bridge and five miles south of Truro....
.
Mylor is a maritime parish and is bounded by water on three sides: 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....
to the north, 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...
to the east and Falmouth Harbour
Falmouth Harbour
Falmouth Harbour is a horseshoe-shaped natural harbour on the far south of the island of Antigua. The small township of Falmouth lies close to its northern shore, and English Harbour is located close to its eastern shore. Its geographic coordinates are ....
to the south. To the west it is bounded by St Gluvias
St Gluvias
St Gluvias is a civil parish and settlement in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is now a suburb on the northern edge of Penryn which is situated two miles northwest of Falmouth.-Church history:...
and 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....
parishes.
The parish, named after Saint Melor
Melor
Melor was a Breton saint who, in England, was venerated particularly in Wiltshire where he was titular of Amesbury Abbey, which claimed his relics.-Identity:Melor had a popular cult in Brittany, but his story has been obfuscated by a number of biographers who confused...
, is in the Archdeaconry of Cornwall 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...
and the Deanery and Hundred of Kerrier. It was originally in Falmouth Registration District but is now in Truro Registration District.
Church history
Mylor was in medieval times in the episcopal manor and peculiar deanery of PenrynPenryn, Cornwall
Penryn is a civil parish and town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the Penryn River about one mile northwest of Falmouth...
and was also the mother church of Mabe
Mabe, Cornwall
Mabe is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated one mile west of Penryn....
. In 1277 there was a dispute between the Bishop of Exeter
Walter Branscombe
Walter Branscombe was Bishop of Exeter from 1258 to 1280.-Life:...
and the Earl of Cornwall
Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall
Edmund of Cornwall of Almain was the 2nd Earl of Cornwall of the 7th creation.-Early life:Edmund was born at Berkhamsted Castle on 26 December 1249, the second and only surviving son of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall and his wife Sanchia of Provence, daughter of Ramon Berenguer, Count of Provence,...
over sand and soil which was being carried away from the glebe land of Mylor by agents of the Earl. In 1278 this was settled by the Bishop lifting the threat of excommunication he had made and redistributing the large sum of money he had collected as custom duty for the sand and soil. Bishop Peter Quinel
Peter Quinel
Peter Quinel was a medieval Bishop of Exeter.-Life:Quinel was born about 1230, to Peter Quinel and his wife Helewis. He may have been educated at a university, because in 1262 he was given the title of master, which implies a university education. He had the office of archdeacon of St...
gave the church and church land to the provostship of Glasney College
Glasney College
Glasney College was founded in 1265 at Penryn, Cornwall, by Bishop Bronescombe and was a centre of ecclesiastical power in medieval Cornwall and probably the best known and most important of Cornwall's religious institutions.-History:...
in exchange for the deanery of Probus
Probus, Cornwall
Probus is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is famous for having the tallest church tower in Cornwall. The tower is high, and richly decorated with carvings...
in 1288.
Present day
Mylor Parish Church (Anglican) is in Mylor Churchtown and is dedicated to St Melorus. The present structure dates from a major reconstruction around 1870 but parts of the original church dated back to NormanNorman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
times and the church still has a Norman north door.
There were also Wesleyan Methodist
Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain)
The Wesleyan Methodist Church was the name used by the major Methodist movement in Great Britain following its split from the Church of England after the death of John Wesley and the appearance of parallel Methodist movements...
and Primitive Methodist chapels in Mylor parish.
Customs
A mummers play text which had, until recently, been attributed to Mylor (much quoted in early studies of folk plays, such as The Mummers Play by R. J. E. Tiddy – published posthumously in 1923 – and The English Folk-Play (1933) by E. K. Chambers) has now been shown, by genealogical and other research, to have originated in TruroTruro
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...
, around 1780.
Notable residents
- Edward Hoblyn, Vicar of Mylor for 45 years in the 19th century
- The engineer William HusbandWilliam HusbandWilliam Husband was a British civil and mechanical engineer of the 19th century.-Biography:Husband, born at Mylor, Cornwall, on 13 October 1822, was eldest son of James Husband, shipbuilder and surveyor for Lloyd's Register at Falmouth, who died in 1859...
was born here. - Robert Terrill Rundle, the Wesleyan MethodistMethodist Church of Great BritainThe Methodist Church of Great Britain is the largest Wesleyan Methodist body in the United Kingdom, with congregations across Great Britain . It is the United Kingdom's fourth largest Christian denomination, with around 300,000 members and 6,000 churches...
famous for his missionaryMissionaryA missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
work in Western CanadaWestern CanadaWestern Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and commonly as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces west of the province of Ontario.- Provinces :...
, was born in Mylor. - Thomas TregosseThomas TregosseRev. Thomas Tregosse of Cornwall was a Puritan minister and vicar of the Rebellion period who was silenced for being a Nonconformist.-Early years:He was born in St Ives, the son of William Tregosse...
, Puritan minister, sometime Vicar of Mylor and Mabe