Probus, Cornwall

St Probus and St Grace's Church, Probus

Probus (Cornish: Lannbrobus) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It has the tallest church tower in Cornwall.[1] The tower is 129 feet (39 m) high, and richly decorated with carvings.[2] The place name originates from the church's dedication to Saint Probus.[3] The parish population at the 2011 census was 2,299,[4] whereas the ward population taken at the same census was 3,953.[5]

  1. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1951). Cornwall. The Buildings of England (1st ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 128.
  2. ^ Lambert, J. W. (1939). Cornwall. Penguin Guides (1947 ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 81.
  3. ^ Mills, A. D. (1991). The Popular Dictionary of English Place-Names. Parragon Book Service Ltd & Magpie Books. p. 264. ISBN 0-7525-1851-8.
  4. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.