Helland
Village in Cornwall, England
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Helland (Cornish: Hellann) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) north of Bodmin.[1] The meaning of the name Helland is unclear: it is possible that the origin is in Cornish hen & lan (i.e. old church). The original dedication of the church is unknown but St Helena is now recognised as the patron.[2]
Helland
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War Memorial Helland Next to this "Great War" memorial, with three names on it, the road to the right runs down to Hellandbridge | |
  Helland Location within Cornwall | |
| Population | 204 (Civil Parish, 2011) |
| OS grid reference | SX074710 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BODMIN |
| Postcode district | PL30 |
| Dialling code | 01208 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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The village is referred to in the Domesday Book as Henland.[3] It was only valued at 10 shillings and only five households are recorded, with one virgate of arable land, 4 acres (16,000 m2) of woodland and 20 of pasture.[4]
Grade II listed Helland Bridge, built in the early 15th century crosses over the River Camel here.[5]
Lancarffe is a house probably built in the 17th century which is a Grade II* listed building (at Grid ref. SX0825268948).
The parish has 2,483 acres (10.05 km2) of land.[6]
Parish church
The parish church is dedicated to St Helena, who was the mother of Constantine I. The church comprises a chancel, nave and south aisle. The tower has a pyramidal roof and had a single bell. The church is pre-Norman in origin but the oldest stonework is probably of the 13th century; however in the mid 17th century the tower became ruinous and has not been entirely rebuilt. The name of St Sinney was attached to a tenement on the southern border of the parish; the Giffards were in medieval times the patrons of the rectory and resident not far from the church.[7]
Notable people
- Humphrey Arundell (c. 1513 – 1550), the leader of the Prayer Book Rebellion
- Robert Glynn (1719–1800), an English physician, known as a generous eccentric.[8]
