Sithney
Sithney (Cornish: Merthersydhni)[1] is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is named for Saint Sithney, the patron saint of the parish church.[2] Saint Sithney was one of the band of Irish missionaries who came to west Cornwall. William Worcester recorded in 1478 that the body of the saint lay within the church. In 1230 the church belonged to the Antrenon family who attached to it a charge of 4 shillings yearly to the priory of St Germans. In 1267 it was appropriated to Glasney College; the last recotr ceded his benefice to the college in 1270.[3]
The parish church is of Norman foundation but the present structure is more or less of the 15th century. The old Norman font of this church was removed to the new church of Carnmenellis (since demolished). A 13th century coffin slab was brought to the church from St Johns.[4] In the churchyard is a monument to John Oliver, 1741. John Rogers, the landowner, mineral lord and biblical scholar, is buried here.[5]
At St Johns near Helston Bridge a hospital was founded c. 1250 by Henry de Bollegh, Archdeacon of Cornwall, and endowed with the manor of Penventon by the Reskymer family. This foundation consisted in 1324 of a prior and two brethren. The hospital was abolished in 1545; by this time the priors had been non-resident for 50 years, the building was ruinous and a lone chaplain served the chapel. A leper hospital was founded nearby in the 15th century and dedicated to St Mary Magdalene. At Truthall is the mansion of the Nance family which has an old chapel of c. 1500..[6]
Since 1912 there has been a small school about half-a-mile away from the village. The school is called Sithney County Primary School and has 36 pupils. The accommodation includes three classrooms, a hall, and a pre-school room. Outside there is a playground and a field with play equipment.
References
- ↑ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel. Cornish Language Partnership.
- ↑ Mills, A. D. (1996). The Popular Dictionary of English Place-names. Parragon Book Service Ltd and Magpie Books. p. 298. ISBN 0-7525-1851-8.
- ↑ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 195
- ↑ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 196
- ↑ Marchant, E. C. (1897). "Rogers, John (1778–1856), divine". Dictionary of National Biography Vol. IL. Smith, Elder & Co. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ↑ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; pp. 195-96
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Coordinates: 50°7′N 5°19′W / 50.117°N 5.317°W