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[[File:DSCN1523BreagePub.jpg|thumb|The Queen's Arms Public House in Breage]] |
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'''Breage''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|r|iː|ɡ}} {{respell|BREEG}}, {{IPAc-en|local|ˈ|b|r|eɪ|ɡ}} {{respell|BRAYG}};<ref>Miller, G. M., ed. (1971) ''BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names''. London: Oxford University Press {{ISBN|0-19-431125-2}}; p. 20</ref> {{ |
'''Breage''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|r|iː|ɡ|audio=Breage.oga}} {{respell|BREEG}}, {{IPAc-en|local|ˈ|b|r|eɪ|ɡ}} {{respell|BRAYG}};<ref>Miller, G. M., ed. (1971) ''BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names''. London: Oxford University Press {{ISBN|0-19-431125-2}}; p. 20</ref> {{langx|kw|Eglosbrek}} (village) or {{lang|kw|Pluw Vrek}} (parish)<ref>[http://www.magakernow.org.uk/default.aspx?page=520 Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515091028/http://www.magakernow.org.uk/default.aspx?page=520 |date=15 May 2013 }} : [http://www.magakernow.org.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=79ba408d-7c02-499e-8cd6-b18dd48de58d&version=-1 List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515071635/http://www.magakernow.org.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=79ba408d-7c02-499e-8cd6-b18dd48de58d&version=-1 |date=15 May 2013 }}. [[Cornish Language Partnership]].</ref>) is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in [[Cornwall]], England, United Kingdom. The village is {{convert|3|miles|km|0}} west of [[Helston]].<ref>Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' {{ISBN|978-0-319-23148-7}}</ref> |
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Other settlements in the parish include the villages of [[Ashton, Cornwall|Ashton]]<!-- NOTE: Removed Balwest which is in Germoe CP, not Breage: see http://mapping.cornwall.gov.uk/website/ccmap/] Cornwall Council online mapping -->, [[Carleen]] and [[Godolphin Cross]]; the coastal village of [[Praa Sands]]; and the [[Great Work Mine]]. |
Other settlements in the parish include the villages of [[Ashton, Cornwall|Ashton]]<!-- NOTE: Removed Balwest which is in Germoe CP, not Breage: see http://mapping.cornwall.gov.uk/website/ccmap/] Cornwall Council online mapping -->, [[Carleen]] and [[Godolphin Cross]]; the coastal village of [[Praa Sands]]; and the [[Great Work Mine]]. At the [[2021 United Kingdom census]], the parish had a population of 3,159.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parish Profiles |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2021_pp |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=5 August 2024}}</ref> |
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Breage is named after [[Saint]] [[Breage|Breaca]], a missionary from Ireland (to whom the 15th-century church is dedicated) and it is in the former [[Kerrier]] District. |
Breage is named after [[Saint]] [[Breage|Breaca]], a missionary from Ireland (to whom the 15th-century church is dedicated) and it is in the former [[Kerrier]] District. |
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==Governance== |
==Governance== |
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Breage has a [[parish councils in England|parish council]], the lowest level of local government.<ref name="pc">{{cite web |title=Welcome to Breage Parish Council |url=https://www.breagepc.org.uk |publisher=Breage Parish Council |access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> |
Breage has a [[parish councils in England|parish council]], the lowest level of local government.<ref name="pc">{{cite web |title=Welcome to Breage Parish Council |url=https://www.breagepc.org.uk |publisher=Breage Parish Council |access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> It is in the Cornwall [[unitary authority]] area. For elections to [[Cornwall Council]], it is in the [[Porthleven, Breage and Germoe]] [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]]. It was in the [[Breage, Germoe and Sithney]] ward between 2013 and 2021. Before 2013, Breage was an electoral ward. |
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For elections to the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] it is in [[St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)|St Ives constituency]]. |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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The geological formation known as the Tregonning-Godolphin Granite (one of |
The geological formation known as the Tregonning-Godolphin Granite (one of the granite [[Igneous intrusion|intrusion]]s in Cornwall that form part of the larger [[Cornubian batholith]]) underlies the parish<ref name=TregonningHill>{{cite web|title=Tregonning Hill|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1007148.pdf|publisher=[[Natural England]]|access-date=28 October 2011|year=1994|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024225306/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1007148.pdf|archive-date=24 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and the area was formerly an important source of tin and copper ore (see [[Geology of Cornwall]]). The area has evidence of habitation and mining for the past two millennia. Other than Praa Sands, the villages in the parish were tin and copper [[Mining in Cornwall and Devon|mining]] villages. Breage itself was where the mine owners (or captains) lived as evidenced by the number of fine buildings in the village{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}. The village water pump (presumably now disconnected) still stands today as a relic of the past. Most of today's working population are commuters, travelling to Helston, [[RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk)|RNAS Culdrose]], [[Porthleven]], [[Penzance]], [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]] or even further afield. Some residents are still involved in farming or [[smallholding]] in the surrounding area. Ashton is at {{gbmapping|SW 604 286}}: it is situated on the A394 [[Penzance]]-[[Helston]] road one mile (1.6 km) north of Praa Sands. Ashton has a pub called the Lion and Lamb and at one time had a football team. |
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The following villages and hamlets are in the parish: [[Ashton, Cornwall|Ashton]]; [[Broadlane]]; [[Carleen]]; [[Godolphin Cross]]; [[Gwedna]]; [[Hendra, Cornwall|Hendra]]; [[Kenneggy]]; Millpool; [[Pengersick]]; [[Penhale Jakes]]; [[Polladras]]; [[Praa Sands]]; [[Rinsey]]; [[Rinsey Croft]]; [[Trenwheal]]; [[Trescowe]]; [[Tresoweshill]]; Trevena; and [[Trew, Cornwall|Trew]].<ref>[http://www.explorebritain.info/browse/cornwall/ Cornwall]; Explore Britain</ref> |
The following villages and hamlets are in the parish: [[Ashton, Cornwall|Ashton]]; [[Broadlane]]; [[Carleen]]; [[Godolphin Cross]]; [[Gwedna]]; [[Hendra, Cornwall|Hendra]]; [[Kenneggy]]; Millpool; [[Pengersick]]; [[Penhale Jakes]]; [[Polladras]]; [[Praa Sands]]; [[Rinsey]]; [[Rinsey Croft]]; [[Trenwheal]]; [[Trescowe]]; [[Tresoweshill]]; Trevena; and [[Trew, Cornwall|Trew]].<ref>[http://www.explorebritain.info/browse/cornwall/ Cornwall]; Explore Britain</ref> |
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{{Main|Breage Parish Church}} |
{{Main|Breage Parish Church}} |
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[[File:Breage Parish Church (Taken by Flickr user 13th August 2013).jpg|thumb|St Breaca's Church]] |
[[File:Breage Parish Church (Taken by Flickr user 13th August 2013).jpg|thumb|St Breaca's Church]] |
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The church was built of granite in the 15th century: on the north wall are five medieval wall paintings. A Roman milestone of the 3rd century is preserved in the church and in the churchyard there is an unusual [[Hiberno-Saxon]] cross head.<ref>[[Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner, N.]] ''Buildings of England: Cornwall'' (1951; 1970) (rev. Enid Radcliffe) Penguin Books (reissued by Yale U. P.) {{ISBN|0-300-09589-9}}; p. 46</ref> The inscription on the milestone is: IMP [C] DO NO MARC CASSI: this incomplete text refers to the Emperor [[Postumus|(Marcus Cassianus) Postumus]], 258–68 AD (Collingwood, RIB no. 2232).<ref>{{cite book |title=The Roman Inscriptions of Britain. I: Inscriptions on stone |last=Collingwood |first=R. G.|year=1965 |publisher=Clarendon Press |location=Oxford |author2=Wright, R. P.}}</ref> |
The church was built of granite in the 15th century: on the north wall are five medieval wall paintings. A Roman milestone of the 3rd century is preserved in the church, suggesting that there is a Roman road nearby, and in the churchyard there is an unusual [[Hiberno-Saxon]] cross head.<ref>[[Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner, N.]] ''Buildings of England: Cornwall'' (1951; 1970) (rev. Enid Radcliffe) Penguin Books (reissued by Yale U. P.) {{ISBN|0-300-09589-9}}; p. 46</ref> The inscription on the milestone is: IMP [C] DO NO MARC CASSI: this incomplete text refers to the Emperor [[Postumus|(Marcus Cassianus) Postumus]], 258–68 AD (Collingwood, RIB no. 2232).<ref>{{cite book |title=The Roman Inscriptions of Britain. I: Inscriptions on stone |last=Collingwood |first=R. G.|year=1965 |publisher=Clarendon Press |location=Oxford |author2=Wright, R. P.}}</ref> |
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There is also a Methodist church in the village known as [[Breaney Methodist chapel]] which is on Trevithick road. |
There is also a Methodist church in the village known as [[Breaney Methodist chapel]] which is on Trevithick road. |
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The local primary school is Breage Church of England VA Primary School established in the 1840s.<ref>[https://breage.eschools.co.uk/website Breage C of E School]</ref> |
The local primary school is Breage Church of England VA Primary School, established in the 1840s.<ref>[https://breage.eschools.co.uk/website Breage C of E School]</ref> |
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==Notable people== |
==Notable people== |
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* [[Sidney Godolphin (poet)|Sidney Godolphin]], the [[Cavalier poets|Cavalier poet]] and courtier, was baptised in Breage. |
* [[Sidney Godolphin (poet)|Sidney Godolphin]], the [[Cavalier poets|Cavalier poet]] and courtier, was baptised in Breage. |
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* Major-General [[David Tyacke]], the last Commanding Officer of the [[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]] was born and buried in Breage, where his family had been involved in tin-mining since the early 18th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7055518.ece|title=Major-General David Tyacke|date=9 March 2010|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=11 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/home/cornishmannews/Packed-funeral/article-2050605-detail/article.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913133406/http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/home/cornishmannews/Packed-funeral/article-2050605-detail/article.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 September 2012|title=Packed funeral|date=22 April 2010|publisher=[[Cornish Guardian]], [[The West Briton]], [[Western Morning News]], [[The Cornishman]]|access-date=11 May 2010}}</ref> |
* Major-General [[David Tyacke]], the last Commanding Officer of the [[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]] was born and buried in Breage, where his family had been involved in tin-mining since the early 18th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7055518.ece|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110718114217/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7055518.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 July 2011|title=Major-General David Tyacke|date=9 March 2010|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=11 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/home/cornishmannews/Packed-funeral/article-2050605-detail/article.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913133406/http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/home/cornishmannews/Packed-funeral/article-2050605-detail/article.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 September 2012|title=Packed funeral|date=22 April 2010|publisher=[[Cornish Guardian]], [[The West Briton]], [[Western Morning News]], [[The Cornishman (newspaper)|The Cornishman]]|access-date=11 May 2010}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Breage
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A former Methodist chapel | |
Location within Cornwall | |
Population | 3,159 (2021) |
OS grid reference | SW615285 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HELSTON |
Postcode district | TR13 |
Dialling code | 01326 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Breage (/ˈbriːɡ/ ⓘ BREEG, locally /ˈbreɪɡ/ BRAYG;[1] Cornish: Eglosbrek (village) or Pluw Vrek (parish)[2]) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is 3 miles (5 km) west of Helston.[3]
Other settlements in the parish include the villages of Ashton, Carleen and Godolphin Cross; the coastal village of Praa Sands; and the Great Work Mine. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 3,159.[4]
Breage is named after Saint Breaca, a missionary from Ireland (to whom the 15th-century church is dedicated) and it is in the former Kerrier District.
History
[edit]The parish was at the time of Domesday Book within the manor of Binnerton. There were 8 hides of land with enough for 60 ploughs. There were 32 villagers and 25 smallholders with 15 ploughs between them. Apart from the arable land there was 2 acres (0.81 ha) of meadow, 2 sq leagues of pasture and half a sq league of woodland. Livestock were 45 mares, 13 cattle, 5 pigs and 60 sheep; the annual value was £10.[5]
There are two Cornish crosses in the parish: one which was found buried in the churchyard now stands near the south porch; Trevena cross stands at a road junction about half a mile north of the churchtown.[6]
Governance
[edit]Breage has a parish council, the lowest level of local government.[7] It is in the Cornwall unitary authority area. For elections to Cornwall Council, it is in the Porthleven, Breage and Germoe electoral ward. It was in the Breage, Germoe and Sithney ward between 2013 and 2021. Before 2013, Breage was an electoral ward.
For elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom it is in St Ives constituency.
Geography
[edit]The geological formation known as the Tregonning-Godolphin Granite (one of the granite intrusions in Cornwall that form part of the larger Cornubian batholith) underlies the parish[8] and the area was formerly an important source of tin and copper ore (see Geology of Cornwall). The area has evidence of habitation and mining for the past two millennia. Other than Praa Sands, the villages in the parish were tin and copper mining villages. Breage itself was where the mine owners (or captains) lived as evidenced by the number of fine buildings in the village[citation needed]. The village water pump (presumably now disconnected) still stands today as a relic of the past. Most of today's working population are commuters, travelling to Helston, RNAS Culdrose, Porthleven, Penzance, Falmouth or even further afield. Some residents are still involved in farming or smallholding in the surrounding area. Ashton is at grid reference SW 604 286: it is situated on the A394 Penzance-Helston road one mile (1.6 km) north of Praa Sands. Ashton has a pub called the Lion and Lamb and at one time had a football team.
The following villages and hamlets are in the parish: Ashton; Broadlane; Carleen; Godolphin Cross; Gwedna; Hendra; Kenneggy; Millpool; Pengersick; Penhale Jakes; Polladras; Praa Sands; Rinsey; Rinsey Croft; Trenwheal; Trescowe; Tresoweshill; Trevena; and Trew.[9]
Protected areas
[edit]Tregonning Hill, to the west of the parish, was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1994 for its biological interest.[8] Tremearne Par SSSI and Porthcew SSSI, along the coast west of Porthleven, were designated for their geological interest and are also Geological Conservation Review (GCR) sites.[10][11] Great Wheal Fortune was a small mine in operation between 1855 and 1880 and produced 2992 tons of tin, 322 tons of copper and some arsenic and tungsten. In 1991 it was designated a SSSI and is also a GCR site of national importance.[12][13]
Parish church and church school
[edit]The church was built of granite in the 15th century: on the north wall are five medieval wall paintings. A Roman milestone of the 3rd century is preserved in the church, suggesting that there is a Roman road nearby, and in the churchyard there is an unusual Hiberno-Saxon cross head.[14] The inscription on the milestone is: IMP [C] DO NO MARC CASSI: this incomplete text refers to the Emperor (Marcus Cassianus) Postumus, 258–68 AD (Collingwood, RIB no. 2232).[15]
There is also a Methodist church in the village known as Breaney Methodist chapel which is on Trevithick road.
The local primary school is Breage Church of England VA Primary School, established in the 1840s.[16]
Notable people
[edit]- Sidney Godolphin, the Cavalier poet and courtier, was baptised in Breage.
- Major-General David Tyacke, the last Commanding Officer of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry was born and buried in Breage, where his family had been involved in tin-mining since the early 18th century.[17][18]
References
[edit]- ^ Miller, G. M., ed. (1971) BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names. London: Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-431125-2; p. 20
- ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cornish Language Partnership.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
- ^ "Parish Profiles". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Thorn, C. et al. (eds.) (1979) Cornwall. Chichester: Phillimore; entry 1.16
- ^ Langdon, A. G. (1896) Old Cornish Crosses. Truro: Joseph Pollard; pp. 380-82 & 100-01
- ^ "Welcome to Breage Parish Council". Breage Parish Council. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Tregonning Hill" (PDF). Natural England. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ Cornwall; Explore Britain
- ^ "Tremearne Par" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Porthcew" (PDF). Natural England. 1990. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Wheal Fortune". Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Great Wheal Fortune" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Pevsner, N. Buildings of England: Cornwall (1951; 1970) (rev. Enid Radcliffe) Penguin Books (reissued by Yale U. P.) ISBN 0-300-09589-9; p. 46
- ^ Collingwood, R. G.; Wright, R. P. (1965). The Roman Inscriptions of Britain. I: Inscriptions on stone. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Breage C of E School
- ^ "Major-General David Tyacke". The Times. 9 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Packed funeral". Cornish Guardian, The West Briton, Western Morning News, The Cornishman. 22 April 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2010.