St Martin-in-Meneage ( kw, Dydemin) is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...
and village in the
Meneage district of the
Lizard Peninsula in
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlan ...
, England, United Kingdom.
The village is five miles (8 km) south-southeast of
Helston. The population at the 2011 census was 377
The church is dedicated to St
Martin of Tours
Martin of Tours ( la, Sanctus Martinus Turonensis; 316/336 – 8 November 397), also known as Martin the Merciful, was the third bishop of Tours. He has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints in France, heralded as th ...
and is a chapelry of
Mawgan in Meneage (right of sepulture was granted in 1385). The ancient estates of Barry Mylor and Mathiana adjoin the church and the two names indicate that in early times there were chapels of two Breton saints here, of St Melor at Merther Mylor (Barry Mylor) and St Anou at Merther Anou (the modern forms having been variously corrupted).
[Henderson, Charles (1925) "Parochial history of Cornwall", in: ''Cornish Church Guide''. Truro: Blackford; p. 155]
St Martin-in-Meneage lies within the
Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Gallery
File:CornwallMapOfParishesOnTheLizard.gif, St-Martin-in-Meneage in relation to neighbouring parishes
File:St Martin in Meneage Methodist church - geograph.org.uk - 1383212.jpg, St Martin in Meneage Methodist church
References
External links
GENUKI website; St Martin
Villages in Cornwall
Civil parishes in Cornwall
Meneage
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