St Hilary, Cornwall
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St Hilary is a civil parish and village in west Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. It is situated approximately five miles (8 km) east of Penzance
and four miles (6.5 km) south of Hayle
.
Chynoweth is an area immediately north of St Hilary.
For the purposes of local government St Hilary is a parish council and elects councillors every four years. The principal local authority in the area is Cornwall Council.
The parish church (see also St Hilary Church, Cornwall
) is dedicated to St Hilary and is in the Early English style. It has a 13th-century tower and is a Grade I listed building.
. An earthquake occurred in St Hilary in 1796.
Penberthy Croft Mine
, to the north of the parish, was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest
in 1993 and is noted as the most important site in Britain for secondary ore minerals of lead
, copper
, and arsenic
.
, the writer; Bernard Walke, Vicar of St Hilary, from 1912 to 1936. Father Walke was the author of four religious plays and of an autobiography, Twenty Years at St Hilary (London: Methuen & Co., 1935; reissued by Mott, London, 1982 with an introduction by Frank Baker and ISBN 0907746047).
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...
. It is situated approximately five miles (8 km) east of Penzance
Penzance
Penzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles west-southwest of London...
and four miles (6.5 km) south of Hayle
Hayle
Hayle is a small town, civil parish and cargo port in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated at the mouth of the Hayle River and is approximately seven miles northeast of Penzance...
.
Chynoweth is an area immediately north of St Hilary.
For the purposes of local government St Hilary is a parish council and elects councillors every four years. The principal local authority in the area is Cornwall Council.
The parish church (see also St Hilary Church, Cornwall
St Hilary Church, Cornwall
The Church of St Hilary is an Early English–style church in the village of St Hilary, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It features a 13th-century tower; following a fire in 1853, the remainder of the church was rebuilt two years later by William White. The church is dedicated to Saint Hilary of Poitiers...
) is dedicated to St Hilary and is in the Early English style. It has a 13th-century tower and is a Grade I listed building.
Geology
The area has many former mines: especially notable was a mine called Wheal Fortune which extended into the parish of LudgvanLudgvan
Ludgvan is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, UK. The village is situated 2½ miles northeast of Penzance.The parish includes the villages of Ludgvan, Crowlas, Canon's Town and Long Rock...
. An earthquake occurred in St Hilary in 1796.
Penberthy Croft Mine
Penberthy Croft Mine
Penberthy Croft Mine, is a disused mine and Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located to the north of the civil parish of St Hilary, east of the town of Penzance....
, to the north of the parish, was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
in 1993 and is noted as the most important site in Britain for secondary ore minerals of lead
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...
, copper
Copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
, and arsenic
Arsenic
Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As, atomic number 33 and relative atomic mass 74.92. Arsenic occurs in many minerals, usually in conjunction with sulfur and metals, and also as a pure elemental crystal. It was first documented by Albertus Magnus in 1250.Arsenic is a metalloid...
.
Notable residents
Notable people from the parish include Malachy Hitchins, astronomer and Vicar of St Hilary; Denys Val BakerDenys Val Baker
Denys Val Baker was a British writer, specialising in short stories, novels, and autobiographical novels. He was also known for his activities as an editor, and promotion of the arts in Cornwall.-Early years:...
, the writer; Bernard Walke, Vicar of St Hilary, from 1912 to 1936. Father Walke was the author of four religious plays and of an autobiography, Twenty Years at St Hilary (London: Methuen & Co., 1935; reissued by Mott, London, 1982 with an introduction by Frank Baker and ISBN 0907746047).