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St Veep Parish Church |
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St Veep: Penpoll Mill |
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St. Veep
St. Veep shown within Cornwall |
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| OS grid reference | SX139550 |
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| Parish | St. Veep |
| Unitary authority | Cornwall |
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LOSTWITHIEL |
| Postcode district | PL22 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | South East Cornwall |
| List of places: UK • England • Cornwall | |
St. Veep (Cornish: Sen Vip) is a civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom situated above the east bank of the Fowey Estuary about three miles (5 km) southeast of Lostwithiel.
The parish is named after Saint Veep of whom little is known (not even whether the saint was male or female).
Half of the village of Lerryn is in St Veep parish. The hamlets of Cliff, Higher Penpol, Middle Penpol and Lower Penpol are all within the parish.
The parish church was originally dedicated to Saint Veep, but when it was rebuilt in 1336 it was rededicated to Saint Quiricus and Saint Julietta.[1]
In 1549, following the Prayer Book Rebellion a number of well known Cornish figures and priests were murdered or hanged in Cornwall. These included Richard Bennet, vicar of St. Veep, under the direct orders of Anthony Kingston, Provost Marshal serving under King Edward VI.[2]
Buried within the churchyard is the British actor Eric Portman (1903–1969). Also Captain Robert Edwin Phillips VC (11 April 1895 - 23 September 1968) of the 13th Battalion, The Warwickshire Regiment. Awarded the Victoria Cross for an action at the River Hai, Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia on 25 January 1917.
A small cell or priory, who's earliest recorded reference is in 1236, was built by the side of Penpol creek. It was originally attached to Montacute Priory in Somerset. The freehold of the site was granted to Laurence and Dorothy Courtenay in Sept. 3, 1545, and little remains of the priory today. The site is referred to St Cadix priory. The cells residents included Walter de Exeter who wrote a biography of Guy of Warwick in 1301.[1][3]
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