Lanhydrock

Coordinates: 50°26′28″N 4°41′53″W / 50.441°N 4.698°W / 50.441; -4.698
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Lanhydrock
Lanhydrock church
Lanhydrock is located in Cornwall
Lanhydrock
Lanhydrock
Location within Cornwall
Population186 (Civil Parish, 2011)
Civil parish
  • Lanhydrock
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBodmin
Postcode districtPL30
Dialling code01208
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
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AmbulanceSouth Western
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List of places
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50°26′28″N 4°41′53″W / 50.441°N 4.698°W / 50.441; -4.698

Lanhydrock (Cornish: Lannhedrek,[1] meaning "church enclosure of St Hydrock") is a civil parish centred on a country estate and mansion in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish lies south of the town of Bodmin[2] and is bounded to the north by Bodmin parish, to the south by Lanlivery parish and to the west by Lanivet parish. The population was 171 in the 2001 census.[3] This increased to 186 in the 2011 census.[4] The Parish Council meets every two months in Lanhydrock Memorial Hall.[5]

The parish is dominated by Lanhydrock House and its estate of 360 hectares (890 acres). Much of the present house dates back to Victorian times but some sections date from the 1620s. It is a Grade I listed building[6] and is set in gardens with formal areas. Since 1953 it has been owned and managed by the National Trust.[7]

Lanhydrock ecclesiastical parish is in the Deanery and Hundred of Pydar and in the Bodmin Registration District. The parish is in the Diocese of Truro and is now part of the Bodmin Team Ministry.[8]

The parish church is dedicated to St Hydroc and stands in the grounds of Lanhydrock House. Parts date back to the late 15th century and the church has a chancel, nave, north and south aisles and three-stage battlemented tower with nine bells. Eight bells date from the late 19th century and are regularly rung. The ninth bell dates from circa 1599 and is only rung infrequently for tolling.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5
  3. ^ GENUKI website; Lanhydrock; retrieved May 2010
  4. ^ "2011 census". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. ^ Cornwall Council website Archived 3 January 2009 at archive.today; retrieved May 2010
  6. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1157870)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
  7. ^ National Trust website: Lanhydrock Archived 30 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved May 2010
  8. ^ Church of England "A Church Near You" website; St Hydroc, Bodmin; retrieved May 2010
  9. ^ "Dove Details". dove.cccbr.org.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2016.