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St Keverne is a village and civil parish
Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
 in the Kerrier
Kerrier

Kerrier is a Non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the most southerly district in the United Kingdom, other than the Isles of Scilly....
 district of Cornwall
Cornwall

Cornwall , constitutional Duchy and palatine, is a metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, on the Lizard Peninsula
The Lizard

The Lizard is a peninsula of Cornwall, and contains the Extreme points of the United Kingdom of mainland Cornwall and of the island Great Britain, Lizard Point, Cornwall....
. The Cornish Rebellion of 1497
Cornish Rebellion of 1497

The Cornish Rebellion of 1497 was a Popular revolt in late medieval Europe by the people of Cornwall in the far south west of Great Britain. Its primary cause was the raising of war taxes by King Henry VII of England on the impoverished Cornish people for a campaign against Scotland, motivated by brief border skirmishes that were inspired...
 started there. The leader of the rebellion Michael An Gof
Michael An Gof

Michael Joseph and Thomas Flamank were the leaders of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497.The rebels marched on London to protest at King Henry VII of England's levying a tax to pay for an invasion of Scotland in retaliation for the Scots' support for the pretender Perkin Warbeck....
 (the "smith
Smith (metalwork)

A smith, or metalsmith, is a person involved in the shaping of metal objects.In Pre-Industrial Era times, smiths held high or special social standing since they supplied the metal tools needed for farming and warfare....
" in Cornish) was a blacksmith from St Keverne and is commemorated by a statue in the village. An Gof before his execution is recorded to have said that he should have "a name perpetual and a fame permanent and immortal". The tenor, Charles Incledon was also born in St Keverne.








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St Keverne is a village and civil parish
Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
 in the Kerrier
Kerrier

Kerrier is a Non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the most southerly district in the United Kingdom, other than the Isles of Scilly....
 district of Cornwall
Cornwall

Cornwall , constitutional Duchy and palatine, is a metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, on the Lizard Peninsula
The Lizard

The Lizard is a peninsula of Cornwall, and contains the Extreme points of the United Kingdom of mainland Cornwall and of the island Great Britain, Lizard Point, Cornwall....
. The Cornish Rebellion of 1497
Cornish Rebellion of 1497

The Cornish Rebellion of 1497 was a Popular revolt in late medieval Europe by the people of Cornwall in the far south west of Great Britain. Its primary cause was the raising of war taxes by King Henry VII of England on the impoverished Cornish people for a campaign against Scotland, motivated by brief border skirmishes that were inspired...
 started there. The leader of the rebellion Michael An Gof
Michael An Gof

Michael Joseph and Thomas Flamank were the leaders of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497.The rebels marched on London to protest at King Henry VII of England's levying a tax to pay for an invasion of Scotland in retaliation for the Scots' support for the pretender Perkin Warbeck....
 (the "smith
Smith (metalwork)

A smith, or metalsmith, is a person involved in the shaping of metal objects.In Pre-Industrial Era times, smiths held high or special social standing since they supplied the metal tools needed for farming and warfare....
" in Cornish) was a blacksmith from St Keverne and is commemorated by a statue in the village. An Gof before his execution is recorded to have said that he should have "a name perpetual and a fame permanent and immortal". The tenor, Charles Incledon was also born in St Keverne.

See also

  • Cornish self-government movement
    Cornish self-government movement

    The Cornish self-government movement is a social movement which seeks greater autonomy for the area of Cornwall. The movement's advocates argue that Cornwall is not merely a county of England but a duchy and a distinctive nation which has never been formally incorporated into England via an Act of Union....


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