''A Seaside Parish'' is a British

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which was first broadcast in 2003. Following the success of '' A Country Parish'', the programme concerns the life of a new incumbent (known as the Rector) and general parish life in the village of

Boscastle Boscastle () is a village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Forrabury and Minster (where the 2011 Census population was included) . It is south of Bude and northeast of Tintagel. The harbour ...

and the adjoining district, a picturesque but isolated community in North Cornwall. The Rev Christine Musser and her American husband arrived in Boscastle at the start of that year when she was appointed Priest-in-Charge of Boscastle with

Davidstow Davidstow ( (village) or (parish)) is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is north of Bodmin Moor straddling the A395 road about north of Camelford. The hamlets of Hallworthy, Hendraburnick, ...

. The programme was also filmed during the Boscastle flood of 2004. Forrabury church Boscastle 7

The Boscastle Group has within it six parishes and seven churches, six of which are

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listed buildings. The total area covered by the parishes is more than , although within that large area the total population is only 1,850 people. The Rector of Boscastle is responsible for seven churches in the village and surrounding district: Forrabury (St Symphorian), Minster (St Merthiana), St. Juliot,

Lesnewth __NOTOC__ Lesnewth () is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about six miles east of Tintagel Head and two miles east of Boscastle. The parish is bounded on the north by St Juliot (where the 2011 census popula ...

(St Michael and All Angels), Trevalga (St Petroc), Otterham (St Denis) and

(St David).Boscastle Seven churches location
The programme was followed by the series '' An Island Parish'' in 2007, which focused on the clergy and parishioners of the

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