St Michael Penkevil
{{Short description|Village in Cornwall, England}}
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| official_name = St Michael Penkevil
| civil_parish = St Michael Penkevil
| country = England
| region = South West England
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| post_town = TRURO
| postcode_area = TR
| postcode_district = TR2
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| constituency_westminster =
| unitary_england = Cornwall
| lieutenancy_england = Cornwall
| hide_services = Yes
| population = 287
| population_ref = (2021 census)
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| static_image = St Michael Penkevil Church - geograph.org.uk - 418444.jpg
| static_image_caption = St Michael Penkivel Church
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File:St. Michael Penkevil village - geograph.org.uk - 1451286.jpg
File:Wayside Cross near St Michael Penkevil - geograph.org.uk - 349820.jpg
St Michael Penkivel ({{langx|kw|Pennkevyl}}),[http://www.magakernow.org.uk/default.aspx?page=520 Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515091028/http://www.magakernow.org.uk/default.aspx?page=520 |date=2013-05-15 }} : [http://www.magakernow.org.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=79ba408d-7c02-499e-8cd6-b18dd48de58d&version=-1 List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515071635/http://www.magakernow.org.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=79ba408d-7c02-499e-8cd6-b18dd48de58d&version=-1 |date=2013-05-15 }}. Cornish Language Partnership. sometimes spelt St Michael Penkevil, is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the valley of the River Fal about three miles (5 km) southeast of Truro.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth {{ISBN|978-0-319-23149-4}} The population at the 2021 census was 287.{{cite web |title=ST. MICHAEL PENKEVIL |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/cornwall/E04011572__st_michael_penkevil/ |publisher=UK Office for National Statistics}} St Michael Penkivel lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Merther and Lamorran are within the parish.
History and description
The church is close to the Tregothnan estate in a wooded setting and was consecrated in 1261; probably consisting only of a nave and chancel. In 1319 a petition raised by the patron of the church, Sir John Trejagu, was granted by the Bishop of Exeter, Walter de Stapledon; to create a collegiate church by building a chantry for four chaplains. At the time of its restoration by George Street in the 19th century, the church was cruciform with a western tower and south porch. It was re-opened for services on Christmas Eve, 1865.{{cite journal|last1=Street, George|title=The Church of St Michael Penkevel|journal=Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall|date=April 1866|volume=V|pages=38–42}}
There are some monuments to members of the notable local family of Boscawen.Betjeman, John (ed.) (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the South. London: Collins; p. 152 The church contains the brass of John Trembras, rector of the parish, d. 1515, and others of John Trenowyth, 1498, Marie Coffin, née Boscawen, 1622, John Boscawen, d. 1564, engraved 1634.Dunkin, E. (1882) Monumental Brasses. London: Spottiswoode
Fentongollan Cross is a wayside Latin cross. Only the upper part of the cross is original. Another cross from this parish was taken to Canada in the 19th century and still exists at Greensville, Flamborough, Ontario.Langdon, A. G. (2002) Stone Crosses in Mid Cornwall; 2nd ed. Federation of Old Cornwall Societies; pp. 58 & 12
The village was used as the main location for the 2005 feature film Keeping Mum which starred Rowan Atkinson, Patrick Swayze, Kristin Scott Thomas and Dame Maggie Smith.
Notable people
Oliver Carminow (died 1597) from Fentongollan in the parish was a Member of the Parliament of England.
References
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External links
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- {{cite web|url=http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Overview.tcl&dsqSearch=((text)='st%20michael%20penkivel') |publisher=Cornwall Record Office|title= Online Catalogue for St Michael Penkivel}}
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