Ironworks & forges · South West England
Glasney College
Glasney College — college in Penryn, Cornwall, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Penryn · 0.8 km
About
Glasney College is a ironworks in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "college in Penryn, Cornwall, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.1664°, -5.1015°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Glasney College (Cornish: Kolji Glasnedh) was a centre of ecclesiastical power in medieval Cornwall and probably the best known and most important of Cornwall's religious institutions. It was founded in 1265 at Penryn, Cornwall, by Bishop Bronescombe.
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Background
History
The site at Glasney was at the head of a small creek. Much of the building was modelled on Exeter Cathedral, and as a defence Bishop Bronescombe built three towers, forming one block that acted as a defence both for the college and for the town of Penryn. After its founding in 1265, during the later Middle Ages, Glasney was the largest clerical body in Cornwall, as large as any of the ancient monasteries had been, and with an equivalent income, mainly derived from the rectorial tithes of Budock, Colan, Feock, Kea, Manaccan, Mevagissey, Mylor, St Allen, St Enoder, St Gluvias, St Goran, St Just in Penwith, Sithney, and Zennor. There were no monks at this college or collegiate church, but it…
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- Coordinates
- 50.1664, -5.1015
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Penryn
- Postcode
- TR10 8JP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Nearest railway station
- Penryn — 0.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4697669 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Glasney College (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Glasney College.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glasney College?
- Glasney College is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR10 8JP), in the parish of Penryn.
- Is Glasney College a listed building?
- Glasney College is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Glasney College a protected site?
- Yes — Glasney College is part of the Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Glasney College?
- The nearest railway station is Penryn, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR10 8JP.