St Eval is a small village and
civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
in north
CornwallCornwall is a county of England in the United Kingdom, forming the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Taken with the...
,
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
. The old village was acquired by compulsory purchase in 1938 and almost completely demolished in order to build an
RAF Coastal CommandRAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force. The service came to prominence during the Second World War. It defended the United Kingdom from naval threats and countered them by air. Coastal Command was often referred to as the "Cinderella Service" as a result of the comments made...
Station,
RAF St EvalRAF St Eval was a strategic airbase for the RAF Coastal Command in the Second World War . St Eval's primary role was to provided vital anti-submarine and anti-shipping patrols off the South West coast of England...
, leaving only the
NormanThe term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries. In particular the term is traditionally used for English Romanesque architecture...
church, the Vicarage, and a single farm called Trevisker. These buildings were effectively surrounded by RAF activity, and during
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
were taken over for RAF use, with the church
towerTowers are tall structures that are almost always taller than they are wide, usually by a significant margin. Towers are generally built to take advantage of their height, and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure.- History :...
used as an observation post and navigation mark.
St Eval church has been Incorporated into the combined
beneficeOriginally a benefice was a gift of land for life as a reward for services rendered. The word comes from the Latin noun beneficium, meaning "benefit"...
of
St MawganSt Mawgan in Pydar is a small village and a civil parish in Cornwall, Great Britain.The nearby airforce base, RAF St. Mawgan takes its name from the village. Also opposite that site is Newquay Cornwall Airport. The valley in which St. Mawgan lies is known locally as The Vale of Lanherne...
,
St ErvanSt Ervan is a small rural parish in North Cornwall, England, UK.The parish church has a very unusual tower, it originally stood only 50 feet high and was built in the 14th/15th centuries...
and St Eval.
In 1955 and 1956 excavations were carried out on behalf of the Ministry of Works on the site currently occupied by Trevisker School and playground.
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St Eval is a small village and
civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
in north
CornwallCornwall is a county of England in the United Kingdom, forming the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Taken with the...
,
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
. The old village was acquired by compulsory purchase in 1938 and almost completely demolished in order to build an
RAF Coastal CommandRAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force. The service came to prominence during the Second World War. It defended the United Kingdom from naval threats and countered them by air. Coastal Command was often referred to as the "Cinderella Service" as a result of the comments made...
Station,
RAF St EvalRAF St Eval was a strategic airbase for the RAF Coastal Command in the Second World War . St Eval's primary role was to provided vital anti-submarine and anti-shipping patrols off the South West coast of England...
, leaving only the
NormanThe term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries. In particular the term is traditionally used for English Romanesque architecture...
church, the Vicarage, and a single farm called Trevisker. These buildings were effectively surrounded by RAF activity, and during
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
were taken over for RAF use, with the church
towerTowers are tall structures that are almost always taller than they are wide, usually by a significant margin. Towers are generally built to take advantage of their height, and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure.- History :...
used as an observation post and navigation mark.
St Eval church has been Incorporated into the combined
beneficeOriginally a benefice was a gift of land for life as a reward for services rendered. The word comes from the Latin noun beneficium, meaning "benefit"...
of
St MawganSt Mawgan in Pydar is a small village and a civil parish in Cornwall, Great Britain.The nearby airforce base, RAF St. Mawgan takes its name from the village. Also opposite that site is Newquay Cornwall Airport. The valley in which St. Mawgan lies is known locally as The Vale of Lanherne...
,
St ErvanSt Ervan is a small rural parish in North Cornwall, England, UK.The parish church has a very unusual tower, it originally stood only 50 feet high and was built in the 14th/15th centuries...
and St Eval.
Prehistoric settlement at Trevisker round
In 1955 and 1956 excavations were carried out on behalf of the Ministry of Works on the site currently occupied by Trevisker School and playground. The Excavation found evidence of a
Bronze AgeThe Bronze Age of a culture is the period when the most advanced metalworking in that culture utilised bronze. This could either have been based on the local smelting of copper and tin from ores, or trading for bronze from production areas elsewhere...
and
Iron AgeIn archaeology, the Iron Age is the prehistoric period in any area during which cutting tools and weapons were mainly made of iron or steel. The adoption of this material coincided with other changes in society, including differing agricultural practices, religious beliefs and artistic styles.The...
settlement. From the pottery found at Trevisker round at St. Eval it was possible to distinguish several stages of occupation. This was the first Bronze Age site of this kind in the UK. This type of Bronze Age pottery is known as
Trevisker ware.
Notable parishioners
- Nick Darke
Nick Darke born Nicholas Temperley Watson Darke was best known as playwright but was also a writer, poet, lobster fisherman, environmentalist, beachcomber, politician, broadcaster, film-maker and chairman of St Eval Parish Council.Nick Darke was born at St Eval, near Padstow in Cornwall, and lived...
, playwright and journalist
- George Hawke, pioneer emigrant to Australia. whose diary was published as a book called Road to Byng by Yvonne McBurney, (1982) ISBN 0908053 185
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