Kilkhampton is a village northeast of Bude in north Cornwall in England, UK. The population in 2001 was 1,191. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Chilchetone". To the west of the village are the remains of a late Norman period motte-and-bailey castle. At Stowe (3 miles west) is the site of the grand mansion of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, built in 1680 but demolished in 1739: some of the stonework was reused at Penstowe, also in the parish.[1]
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Kilkhampton Church
Kilkhampton Church, with its magnificent Norman south doorway and lofty buttressed Perpendicular tower of eight bells, is dedicated to St James the Great and is at least 450 years old. It is one of many churches dedicated to this saint on a pilgrims' route, which leads ultimately to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. The church contains an impressive monument to the Cornish hero Sir Bevil Grenville. Other features of interest are the south porch (dated 1567), a fine series of benchends of the first half of the 16th century. (The benchends are from the same workshop as those of Launcells and Poughill.)[2]
The tenor bell was found to be cracked in 2006: after repairs, it was re-hung and the full peal of eight bells were heard again on Sunday 23 September 2007.
Local amenities
Kilkhampton's facilities include: a post office, primary school, a community centre called the Grenville Rooms, a football club, play area and skate park, two general stores, two pubs, TV & electrical centre, a butcher, fish and chip shop and two takeaways. The village also has a bicycle shop, toy shop called Waggets Gifts and Toys, picture gallery and framing shop, MOT test station and an agricultural supply depot.
Notable residents
See also People from Kilkhampton
- The England rugby union captain Phil Vickery grew up in the village and his family still own a substantial amount of the surrounding farmland
- Thomas Greenway, Premier of the Canadian province of Manitoba, was born in the village.
- Sir Bevil Grenville, Royalist commander in the Civil War
- John Grenville, vicar 1524-1580
References
External links
"Kilkhampton Parish website". http://www.kilkhampton.net.
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Coordinates: 50°53′N 4°29′W / 50.883°N 4.483°W
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