Historic churches · South West England
Scorrier
Scorrier — a church in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Scorrier is a church in england-south-west, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Scorrier is a church located in South-West England. It is notable for its architectural features and historical significance within the region.
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Background
History
The village is in the Gwennap Mining District of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. The name "Scorrier" is first attested as Scoria in 1330. It means "mining waste", deriving from the Latin word scoria. Tregullow House was a country house that had been passed down through the Williams family, a well-known local family that had made their fortune in the mining of tin and copper. At Tregullow there are two Cornish crosses: one of them formerly stood between Ponsanooth and Pengreep and was for a time used as a gatepost. Assa Govranckowe 1580, Kyver Ankou circa 1720, is a place on the Penwith – Kerrier boundary near Scorrier. Its toponym is derived from keverangow…
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- Coordinates
- 50.2580, -5.1990
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Agnes
- Postcode
- TR16 5BX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
Sources
- wikipedia: Scorrier (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scorrier?
- Scorrier is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR16 5BX), in the parish of St. Agnes.
- Is Scorrier free to visit?
- Yes, Scorrier is free to enter.
- How do I get to Scorrier?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR16 5BX. It sits within the Camborne and Redruth parliamentary constituency.