St Columb Minor
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St. Columb Minor is a village on the North Coast of Cornwall, England, UK.
Not to be confused with nearby St. Columb Major. If someone refers to St. Columb it means St. Columb Major. At on time St. Columb Minor used to be the main settlement in the area, but now seems to be enveloped by Newquay.
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[edit] The Parish Church
The Site is probably that of an ancient barrow where pagan rites were celebrated, and was originally circular. The position is admirable, and is in full view of the twin tumuli, the symbol so dear to our forefathers of the fruitfulness of Mother Nature. It is sheltered from the strong winds of the Atlantic and looks down the lovely Rialton valley and across at Castle-an-Dinas. Here the Celtic missionaries, centuries before the Columba legend arose, drove away the evil spirits and replaced pagan magic by Christian worship, and erected the first wooden sanctuary. The Church-town lay to the West and South while the shelving ground to the North and East prevented building for all time. Hence, as in the case of so many villages, the houses extended more and more from the parish church.
The National School in the Square was built in 1842. It is on the site of the Parsonage and is now used as a Men’s Institute.
[edit] Famous people
The novelist William Golding was a native of St Columb Minor.
[edit] References
- The St. Columb Minor Parish and Church History and Calendar blotter of 1939-40
