St. Columb Major
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- For other places called St Columb, see St Columb.
| St. Columb Major Parish | |
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 ''Shown within the UK  Shown within Restormel
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| Population: | 2505 (2001 Census) 2001 Uk census |
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Arms of St. Columb with town motto | |
| Major Settlement: | St. Columb Major |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Secondary Settlements: | Talskiddy, Tregatillian, Gluvian, Tregaswith, Trevithick, Ruthvoes,and Trebudannon |
St. Columb Major (Cornish: Sen Kolomm Veur) is a town in Cornwall, UK to the south west of Wadebridge and east of Newquay. It has a large church dedicated to St. Columba featuring a four-tier tower and a wide through-arch.
The site of a World War II prisoner of war camp, twice a year the town plays host to "Hurling the Silver Ball", a medieval game once common throughout Cornwall but now only played in St. Columb and St. Ives. It is played on Shrove Tuesday and then again on the Saturday eleven days later. The game involves two teams of several hundred people (the 'townsmen' and the 'countrymen') who endeavour to carry a silver ball made of apple wood to goals set two miles apart.
Church history
Exterior
The tower is a fine example of a fifteenth-century building, consisting of four stages with battlements and pinnacles. It is 80 feet high and contains eight bells re-hung in 1950. In 1920 the chiming clock was added as a memorial to the men of St. Columb who died in the Great War.Interior
Some of the more interesting items include:- Some fine brasses, including Sir John Arundell (died 1591) and his wife (died 1633).
- A fine wooden screen by the architect George Fellowes Prynne [link].
- A fine organ by Bryceston Bros. & Ellis of London.
- A "Letter of Thanks" to the Cornish people sent by Charles I in 1643.
- Some exceptional oak benchends, dating as far back as 1510.
- Two sculptures by the artist Allan G. Wyon.
Notable parish residents
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| John Nichols Thom | 
| born 1799 | Killed by British soldiers at the Battle of Bossenden Wood, on May 31st 1838 in Kent, England.
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| Henry Jenner | (1848-1934) | Regarded as the father of the Cornish language revival. Celtic scholar, Cornish cultural activist, and the chief originator of the Cornish language revival.
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| James Polkinghorne | 
| a champion Cornish wrestler.
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| Ralph Allen | 
| 1693 - 1764 | As a teenager he worked at St Columb Post Office. He moved to Bath in 1710 where he became a clerk in the Bath Post Office, and at the age of 19, in 1712, he became the Post Master of Bath.
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| Jack Crapp | 1912 - 1981 | was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club between 1936 and 1956, and played in the English cricket team on tour in the winter of 1948-49
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| Richard Bullock |
--> | 1847 - 1921 | became a legendary figure of the Wild West Cowboy era. His quick-shooting deeds working on the Deadwood stage gained him the nickname "Deadwood Dick".
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| Wilfred Theodore Blake | 1894 - 1968 | Was a pioneer aviator, author and traveller.The man who led the first attempt to fly round the world in 1922. The pilot for this mission was Norman MacMillan. The aircraft was a de Havilland DH9A bought from the Royal Air Force. His ambitious round-the-world trip was cancelled after the first stage of the flight after it came to grief in Calcutta.
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| Dick Twinney | Renowned British illustrator and wildlife artist.
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Neighbouring parishes
- St. Issey
- Roche
- Newquay
- Little Petherick
- St. Enoder
- St. Wenn
- St. Mawgan
Ancient monuments
There are several ancient monuments of note in the parish:- Castle an Dinas, an Iron Age hillfort.
- The Nine Maidens stone row, the largest row of standing stones in Cornwall.
- The Devil's Quoit (sometimes recorded as King Arthur's Quoit).
- St. Columba's Holy Well, found in the nearby hamlet of Ruthvoes.
See also
- St. Columb Minor
- POW Camp 115, Whitecross, St. Columb Major
- St. Columb Road
- Bulldog Class locomotive was named St. Columb
- List of topics related to Cornwall
External links
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