Feock, Cornwall is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. The parish includes the villages of Devoran, Penpol (Restronguet Creek), Penelewey, Goonpiper, Chycoose, Trevilla, Trelissick, Killagnoon and Carnon Downs. It has within its bounds Restronguet Creek, Pill Creek and Penpoll Creek, these are creeks of the River Fal.
Thomas Lobb Victorian botanist and plant hunter is buried in Devoran churchyard.
The garden of the Trelissick Estate is a National Trust property. The King Harry Ferry takes cars across the river Fal to Philleigh and beyond[1]. The Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Feoca, about whom very little is known: though the saint is usually assumed to have been female Hals described a stained glass window in the church with St Feock portrayed as a man.[2] It has a 13th Century tower and font, the remainder being 19th century.[3]
Twinning
Feock is twinned with the Breton village L'Hôpital Camfrout in Finistère, Brittany, France
References
- ^ "GENUKI article on Feock". http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Feock/.
- ^ Doble, G. H. (1964) The Saints of Cornwall: part 3. Truro: Dean and Chapter; pp. 53-56
- ^ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall, 2nd ed. rev. Enid Radcliffe. Penguin Books (reissued by Yale U. P.) ISBN 0-300-09589-9; p. 68
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