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OS grid reference
  
SX173516

Unitary authority
  
Cornwall

Country
  
England

Dialling code
  
01503

Post town
  
Looe

Civil parish
  
Lansallos

Region
  
South West

Local time
  
Sunday 4:18 PM

Ceremonial county
  
Cornwall

UK parliament constituency
  
South East Cornwall

Lansallos

Population
  
1,592 (United Kingdom Census 2011 including Crumplehorn and Poperro)

Weather
  
11°C, Wind NW at 37 km/h, 76% Humidity

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Lansallos (Latin: Lansalux; Cornish: Lansalwys, meaning St Salwys' church) is a village and civil parish in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated between Polruan and Polperro about 5 miles (8 km) east of Fowey in Liskeard Registration District.

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Map of Lansallos, Looe, UK

Lansallos forms both civil and ecclesiastical parishes, including the hamlets of Landaviddy and Raphael, and lies on the South West Coast Path near Polperro. The civil parish is bordered by Looe to the east, Pelynt to the north and Lanteglos-by-Fowey to the west, whilst the ecclesiastical parish is nowadays combined with Talland its neighbour to the east forming a joint benefice. Its population in the 2001 census was 1,584, including Bocaddon and increasing to 1,592 at the 2011 census.

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History and notable buildings

Lansallos is mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086) as the manor of Lansalhas; it was one of 28 manors held by Richard from Robert, Count of Mortain. There was one hide of land and land for 5 ploughs. There were 2 ploughs, 3 serfs, 2 villeins and 2 smallholders. There were 30 acres of pasture, 34 sheep and 11 other beasts. The value of the manor was 10 shillings.

Lansallos takes its name from a monastery dedicated to St Salwys: this ancient parish has an ecclesiastical Rector, whose church is dedicated to St Ildierna (in Latin: Sanctus Heldrenus), situated in the historic village at OS Grid ref SX172515.

Lansallos parish church as it exists today was built in the 15th century and consists of a chancel, nave of six bays, north and south aisles (the north aisle is incomplete and ends with a pre-existing north transept wall), south porch and west tower. This building was preceded by a Norman church and its rededication is recorded in 1321. The chronicler William Worcester, when visiting Fowey, recorded that the church contained the remains of St Hyldren, reputedly a bishop; however documentary evidence indicates that the parish patron saint was female. St Hyldren's feast was February 1. The advowson was a rectory formerly belonging to the Hywysche family whose seat at "Rathwylle" (Raphael) had its own chapel, mentioned in 1332. The church's features of interest include the good carved wagon roofs, the square Norman font ornamented with a "tree of life", 16th-century benches and bench ends, of which 34 remain, and its Jacobean vestment cupboards. A rare contemporary slate memorial tablet survives commemorating Margaret Smith (died 1579), the work of the stonemason, Peter Crocker. In 2005 a fire started in the northern aisle of the church, causing serious damage to the building.

References

Lansallos Wikipedia