Grampound with Creed

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St Crida, the parish church of Grampound With Creed StCridasChurchCreedCornwallUK.jpg
St Crida, the parish church of Grampound With Creed

Grampound with Creed (Cornish : Ponsmeur a'byth Sen Krida) is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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The two major settlements in the parish are the ancient town of Grampound and the smaller village of Creed (Cornish : Krida). The larger settlement, Grampound, is situated approximately six miles (10 km) west of St Austell at grid reference SW 935 483 , and Creed is one mile (1.6 km) south at SW 934 472 . [1]

Grampound With Creed is bordered by St Stephen-in-Brannel parish to the north, St Ewe parish to the east and Cuby parish to the south. On the west, the parish boundary follows the River Fal, which separates it from Probus parish. The population at the 2011 census was 682. [2]

History

In medieval times, Creed was taxed as part of Tybesta, a manor mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name Tibesteu. [3]

The parish has been in the Registration District of St Austell since 1837 and used to be in the St Austell Union for poor law parish relief. The population of Grampound with Creed parish was 638 in the 2001 census. [4]

Churches

St Non church, Grampound Grampound Church and Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 200159.jpg
St Non church, Grampound

The ecclesiastical parish is in the Deanery and Hundred of Powder and in the Diocese of Truro. The parish church is in Creed village and is dedicated to St Crida. Much of the church is medieval, but the three-stage battlemented tower was added in 1733 and contains two medieval bells. The other Anglican church in the parish stands in Grampound and is dedicated to St Nun. There were also Wesleyan Methodist and Bible Christian chapels in Grampound.

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References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN   978-0-319-23149-4
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2017". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. ↑ National Archives website; retrieved May 2010
  4. ↑ GENUKI website; Creed; retrieved May 2010

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