St Hilary, Cornwall
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| St. Hilary Parish | |
|---|---|
  Shown within UK and Penwith |
|
| OS Grid Reference: | SW550312 |
| Lat/Lon: | |
| Population: | 785(2001 Census)[1] |
| Dwellings: | |
| Settlements | |
| Major Settlement: | St. Hilary |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Population: | |
| Dwellings: | |
| Secondary Settlements: | Golsithney, Relubbus, Kestall, Gurlyn |
| Administration | |
| Ward: | forms part of Golsithney, St Erth and St Hilary ward |
| District: | Penwith |
| County: | Cornwall |
| Region: | South West England |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | Truro |
| Postcode: | TR20 9xx |
| Dialling Code: | 01736 |
St Hilary is a village and civil parish in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom.
The Early English style Church of St Hilary has a 13th Century tower; the remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1855 by William White, following a fire in 1853. It is a Grade I listed building [2] [3].
It is dedicated to Saint Hilary of Poitiers.
The parish became notorious in the 1930s after extreme Protestant agitators broke into the church and removed or destroyed many of the fittings and furnishings installed by the much-loved Father Bernard Walke, then vicar of St. Hilary. More recently some of these have been restored and the devotional Anglo-Catholic atmosphere has been reinstated.
[edit] Local government
For the purposes of local government St Hilary is a parish council and elects councillors every 4 years. The principal local authorities in the area are Penwith District Council and the Cornwall County Council.
[edit] References
- ^ 2001 Uk census
- ^ GENUKI: St Hilary
- ^ sthilary
[edit] External links
|
||||||||||
 This Cornwall location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia and WikiProject Cornwall by expanding it. |
