Treneglos
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Treneglos
Treneglos ( (from "tre-an-eglos", in English literally 'Churchtown') 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. The population of Treneglos parish in the 2001 census was 101.
The hamlet of Treneglos is situated 2 miles (3 km) east of Hallworthy, hamlet at a crossroads on the western edge of the parish. The plantation on Wilsey Down (919 ft) lies between the two hamlets and the parish church of St Gregory is at Treneglos at .
The parish was in the 12th century in the possession of Robert Fitz-William, Lord of Downeckney (Downinney), who gave it to the priory of Tywardreath
. Warbstow was then a chapelry dependent on Treneglos; the two benefices were later combined as a vicarage (united benefice). Robert was responsible for building the church; though it was rebuilt in 1858 the Norman tympanum and font were preserved and are perhaps by the same craftsman as those at Egloskerry and Tremaine.
At Youlstone an Iron Age bronze bowl was discovered in 1925.
Treneglos ( (from "tre-an-eglos", in English literally 'Churchtown') is a hamlet and a civil parish in north-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
United Kingdom
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. It is in the Registration District of Launceston.
The civil 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...
parish, to the east by Tremaine
Tremaine, Cornwall
Tremaine is a small village and a rural civil parish in east Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is in the Registration District of Launceston and the population in the 2001 census was 87....
and Tresmere
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....
parishes, and to the west by Davidstow
Davidstow
Davidstow is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is north of Bodmin Moor straddling the A395 road about 3 miles north of Camelford....
parish. The population of Treneglos parish in the 2001 census was 101.
The hamlet of Treneglos is situated 2 miles (3 km) east of Hallworthy, hamlet at a crossroads on the western edge of the parish. The plantation on Wilsey Down (919 ft) lies between the two hamlets and the parish church of St Gregory is at Treneglos at .
The parish was in the 12th century in the possession of Robert Fitz-William, Lord of Downeckney (Downinney), who gave it to the priory of Tywardreath
Tywardreath
Tywardreath is a small hilltop village in southern Cornwall, United Kingdom. about north west of Fowey. It is located in a sheltered spot overlooking a silted up estuary opposite Par and near the beach of Par Sands...
. Warbstow was then a chapelry dependent on Treneglos; the two benefices were later combined as a vicarage (united benefice). Robert was responsible for building the church; though it was rebuilt in 1858 the Norman tympanum and font were preserved and are perhaps by the same craftsman as those at Egloskerry and Tremaine.
At Youlstone an Iron Age bronze bowl was discovered in 1925.