North Petherwin
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North Petherwin is a civil parish and village in east Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. The village is situated five miles (8 km) northwest of Launceston on a ridge above the River Ottery
valley.
North Petherwin is a rural parish which has transferred between Devon
and Cornwall in the past. Historically, the Dukes of Bedford have been major land owners in the parish. As well as the church town
, settlements include Hellescott, Brassacott, and Maxworthy
.
The Tamar Otter and Wildlife Centre is North Petherwin's main tourist attraction. As well as having European and Asian Short Clawed otter
s it has a duck pond, a nature trail where owls can be seen, a restaurant area and a gift shop.
(see also South Petherwin
) and is unusually grand for a small village church. It was described in White's Devonshire Directory of 1850 as: ... an ancient structure, with a tower and five bells... (containing)... memorials of the Yeo and other families. The north aisle is Norman and the south Perpendicular and many of the windows, including those of the clerestory, are 13th century in style. There is some old woodwork including a communion rail dated 1685.
The village has a school, North Petherwin Primary School, dating back to 1878. The school is coeducation
al and has been expanded in recent years.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The village is situated five miles (8 km) northwest of Launceston on a ridge above the River Ottery
River Ottery
The River Ottery is a small river in northeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. The river is approximately twenty miles long from its source southeast of Otterham to its confluence with the River Tamar at Nether Bridge, two miles northeast of Launceston.The headwaters of the River Ottery are within the...
valley.
North Petherwin is a rural parish which has transferred between Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
and Cornwall in the past. Historically, the Dukes of Bedford have been major land owners in the parish. As well as the church town
Churchtown, Cornwall
In Cornwall, the churchtown is the settlement in a parish where the church stands, for example,*Churchtown Mullion,*Churchtown Redruth,*Churchtown St Hilary,*Churchtown St Merryn,*Churchtown St Minver,*Gorran Churchtown,*Gulval Churchtown,...
, settlements include Hellescott, Brassacott, and Maxworthy
Maxworthy
Maxworthy is a hamlet near North Petherwin in Cornwall, England, UK....
.
The Tamar Otter and Wildlife Centre is North Petherwin's main tourist attraction. As well as having European and Asian Short Clawed otter
Otter
The Otters are twelve species of semi-aquatic mammals which feed on fish and shellfish, and also other invertebrates, amphibians, birds and small mammals....
s it has a duck pond, a nature trail where owls can be seen, a restaurant area and a gift shop.
Parish church and school
The parish church is dedicated to St PaternusPadarn
Saint Padarn is the eponymous founder of St Padarn's Church. Llanbadarn Fawr, near present day Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, in the early 6th century...
(see also South Petherwin
South Petherwin
South Petherwin is a village and civil parish in east Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is in the Registration District of Launceston. The civil parish is bounded to the north by the Launceston parishes of St Thomas and St Mary Magdalene, to the east by Lawhitton and Lezant parishes and to the west by...
) and is unusually grand for a small village church. It was described in White's Devonshire Directory of 1850 as: ... an ancient structure, with a tower and five bells... (containing)... memorials of the Yeo and other families. The north aisle is Norman and the south Perpendicular and many of the windows, including those of the clerestory, are 13th century in style. There is some old woodwork including a communion rail dated 1685.
The village has a school, North Petherwin Primary School, dating back to 1878. The school is coeducation
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
al and has been expanded in recent years.