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the parish: two of the crosses are at Lanke; other crosses are at Penvorder, Deaconstow and Middlemoor. In 1998, 1999 and 2000 three seasons of archaeological recording work were undertaken at the china clay works on Stannon Down to learn more about the numerous Bronze Age remains to be found there.
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stone circle and two other stone circles (one 2.5 miles north-east and the other near Leaze Farm). The first of these has 76 stones in the circle and a single outlying stone; the latter has 16 stones but probably had 22 originally. Arthur Langdon (1896) records seven crosses and six cross-bases in
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Situated at Limehead, the Hall is fully accessible for disabled users and is equipped with Superfast Broadband, and a Smartboard with PA & Hearing Loop Systems. The Hall is used for social, education and craft activities and is also the home of the St Breward Archives, managed by the History
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The village has a footpath which travels in a loop past the holy well and the church. There is a shop & post office, a village hall, a football club (Brake Parc FC), a playground, a Methodist chapel, an Anglican church, a pub (The Old Inn) a war memorial hall and a primary school.
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The church is situated at the northern end of the village and is dedicated to St Branwalader (or Brueredus). It is a substantial building of the Norman period to which a south aisle and western tower were added in the 15th century (these additions are of granite). It was
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in the 19th century, and only parts of the Norman north arcade remain. There were in the medieval period three chapels in the parish: at Hamatethy the manorial chapel of the Peverells, St Michael's Chapel, Roughtor, and another at Chaple.
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In the 17th century St. Breward was two separate villages, Churchtown (higher) and St. Breward (lower). More houses were built and slowly the villages merged into one. There are several main parts to the village: Churchtown, Rylands,
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was a priest in the Church of England who gave up his living and went to Southwark, where he became known among the poor as the 'modern St Anthony'. He was born at St Breward.
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Hamatethy Manor house and estate lies about half a mile north of St Breward. The Manor of Hamatethy dates back to before the Norman Conquest. After 1066 it was held by Count
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which has been used in Cornwall and exported to many other places. The most important quarry is De Lank which produces granite of very high quality. More recently
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the historian was vicar here and edited the parish registers. St Breward feast is observed on the Sunday next after February 2.
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Jones, Andy M. (2008) "Settlement and Ceremony: archaeological investigations at Stannon Down, St Breward, Cornwall", in:
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tournaments, for prizes, have been held at St Breward for centuries. Venues included the Football Field.
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The moorland area of the parish is notable for prehistoric remains, including the earthwork known as
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Group. The small kitchen is well equipped for preparing and serving light refreshments.
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has also been quarried there. There is another important china clay works at Stannon.
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The most important prehistoric remains are the earthwork already mentioned, the
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at the boundary of St Breward parish with the neighbouring parish of
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The Parochial and Family History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor
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PERSISTENCE OF DIFFERENCE: A HISTORY OF CORNISH WRESTLING
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50°33′32″N 4°41′24″W / 50.559°N 4.690°W / 50.559; -4.690


King Arthur's Hall
Cornish
civil parish
Cornwall
Bodmin Moor
Bodmin
Branwalader
Denomination
Church of England
Churchmanship
Broad Church
Dedication
Province
Canterbury
Diocese
Truro
Archdeaconry
Parish
restored
Thomas Taylor
Robert of Mortain
William the Conqueror
Davidstow

King Arthur's Hall
granite
china clay

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