Church of Saint Hermes | |
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50°29′39.6″N 04°58′25.9″W / 50.494333°N 4.973861°W | |
Location | St Ervan |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | Lannpydar.org.uk |
History | |
Dedication | St Hermes |
Architecture | |
Functional status | active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* listed[1] |
Designated | 1969 |
Specifications | |
Spire height | 50 feet (15 m) |
Materials | Slatestone rubble with granite dressings, and Catacleuse stone windows |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Truro |
Archdeaconry | Cornwall |
Deanery | Pydar |
Parish | St Ervan |
Clergy | |
Rector | Revd. Helen Baber |
Laity | |
Lay member(s) of chapter | Mike O’Connor |
St Ervan is a rural civil parish and hamlet in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The hamlet is situated three miles (5 km) southwest of Padstow.[2] St Ervan is named after St Erbyn, the original patron of the church, who is said to have been the father of St Selevan.[3] Notable features in St Ervan are the Anglican church, the village hall and the Nonconformist cemetery. The parish population at the 2011 census was 521.[4] In addition to the hamlet of St Ervan, also called Churchtown, the parish incorporates the hamlets of Penrose and Rumford.