Lamorran and Merther is a united ecclesiastical parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Merther is located two miles (3 km) west of Truro .[1] Merther church is dedicated to St Coan[2] but is now disused and ruinous. A new church was built at Tresillian Bridge in 1904 (the font, bells, statue of St Anthony and pulpit from Merther were moved to the new church). The church was abandoned in the mid-20th century. Until 1866 Merther Church was a chapelry to Probus: it then became a separate parish but was united with Lamorran in 1900.
Lamorran is located 3½ miles (6 km) southwest of Truro .[3] Lamorran church was built in the mid-13th century and has never been enlarged. It was dedicated (to St Morenna) in 1261 and restored unsympathetically in 1845 (by William White) and 1853 (for Lord Falmouth; Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth). The tower is separate from the church and the font of Catacleuse stone may be Norman (or 15th century work in the Norman style).[4]
A large monument of 1658 commemorates John Verman and his wife. The churchyard cross is a fine example of a Gothic stone cross.[5]
The historian William Hals was born at Tresawen, Merther. The naval commander Robert Carthew Reynolds was born at the Lamorran: he had a long and distinguished career in the Royal Navy and died at sea on the coast of Denmark.
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