Gunwalloe

Coordinates: 50°02′N 5°16′W / 50.033°N 5.267°W / 50.033; -5.267 Gunwalloe is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Situated at the base of the Lizard Peninsula and near the town of Helston.

Near the beach is the 15th century church of Saint Winwaloe. Gunwalloe may be said to be the first entry in the Domesday Book as the King's manor of Winnianton is the first entry for Cornwall. At the time of Domesday it was of great importance and the head manor in the hundred of Kerrier. The parish church was originally a manorial church of this manor but in the 13th century it became a chapelry of Breage. The building is of 15th century date but the tower (a separate building) is perhaps 13th century.^[1]

History

In Domesday Book there were in Winnianton 15 hides, land for 60 ploughs; the lord had 2 ploughs; 24 villagers, 41 freedmen, 33 smallholders, 14 serfs; half a sq league of woodland; 6 acres of meadow; 8 sq leagues of pasture; three kinds of livestock, in total 145 beasts. 11 of the hides are held by the Count of Mortain and there is more arable and pasture and 13 more persons are recorded^[2]

Gallery

Gunwalloe church	Gunwalloe church - Celtic cross	Gunwalloe Church, Font by Door	Gunwalloe Church, Central Font
Gunwalloe Church Cove beach

References

v • d • e Civil Parishes of the former Kerrier District Cornwall Breage • Budock • Camborne • Carharrack • Carn Brea • Constantine • Crowan • Cury • Germoe • Grade-Ruan • Gunwalloe • Gweek • Helston • Illogan • Landewednack • Lanner • Mabe • Manaccan • Mawgan-in-Meneage • Mawnan • Mullion • Porthleven • Portreath • Redruth •St Anthony-in-Meneage • St Day • St Gluvias • St Keverne •St Martin-in-Meneage • Sithney • Stithians • Wendron

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