Tremaine is a small village and a rural civil parish in east Cornwall

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. It is in the Registration District of Launceston and the population in the 2001 census was 87.

The parish is bounded to the north by Warbstow

Warbstow

Warbstow is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish has a population of 439 according to the 2001 census.The parish is one of the few left in England to still have an exclave...

 and Jacobstow

Jacobstow

Jacobstow is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is located east of the A39 road approximately seven miles south of Bude....

 parishes, to the east by North Petherwin

North Petherwin

North Petherwin is a civil parish and village in east Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated five miles northwest of Launceston on a ridge above the River Ottery valley....

 parish, and to the west by Tresmeer

Tresmeer

Tresmeer is a hamlet and a civil parish in north-east Cornwall, United Kingdom. The hamlet is situated approximately seven miles north-west of Launceston....

 and Treneglos

Treneglos

Treneglos is a hamlet and a civil parish in north-east Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is in the Registration District of Launceston.The civil parish is bounded to the north by Warbstow parish, to the east by Tremaine and Tresmere parishes, and to the west by Davidstow parish...

 parishes.

Tremaine village is situated 10 miles (16 km) north-west of the town of Launceston near 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...

. The parish church, St Winwallo's, stands in the village at . It is a Norman building

Norman architecture

About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...

 but some of the windows are later insertions, the font

Baptismal font

A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:...

is Norman.

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