St Petroc's Church, Bodmin

St Petroc's Church, Bodmin
St Petroc's Church, Bodmin, from the southwest
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50°28′17″N 4°43′00″W / 50.4714°N 4.7168°W / 50.4714; -4.7168
DenominationRoman Catholic, currently Church of England
ChurchmanshipHigh
History
DedicationSt Petroc
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseTruro
ArchdeaconryBodmin
DeaneryTrigg Minor
ParishBodmin
Clergy
RectorThe Revd Paul Holley, team rector
St Petroc's Church, Bodmin is located in Cornwall
St Petroc's Church, Bodmin
Location of St Petroc's Church, Bodmin in Cornwall
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameChurch of St Petroc
Designated24 March 1949
Reference no.1355166

St Petroc's Church, Bodmin, also known as Bodmin Parish Church is an Anglican parish church in the town of Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

The existing church building is dated 1469–1472 and was until the building of Truro Cathedral the largest church in Cornwall. It was originally a Roman Catholic church, but became an Anglican church as a result of the English Reformation. The tower which remains from the original Norman church and stands on the north side of the church (the upper part is 15th century) was until the loss of its spire in 1699 150 feet (45 metres) high. The building underwent two Victorian restorations and another in 1930. It is now listed Grade I. Part of the church is the Regimental Chapel of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry dedicated in 1933.[1]

The parish of Bodmin is now grouped with Cardinham, Lanivet and Lanhydrock parishes. There is a chapel at Nanstallon.

  1. ^ "Regimental chapels of the DCLI". Retrieved 26 July 2009.[permanent dead link]