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~ St.Petroc, Egloshayle ~ |
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The village is on the north
side of the River Camel at Wadebridge, it is now part of the urban
sprawl where Egloshayle and Wadebridge become one. The 15th Century
Church was originally dedicated to St Conan sits beside the main
road but still retains its own distinctive character. Egloshayle was
one of the main landing places on the Ireland/Amorica route, after
sailing up the estuary from Padstow |
| The door to the west tower of the church, commemorates
John Loveybond, the Vicar who paid for the building of the Bridge at
Wade in 1468, and because of the shifting sand, large bales of wool
were sunk for the foundation of the bridge, hence references to the
Bridge on Wool. Loveybond, is commemorated also by carvings on the
15th century pulpit, the church is grander than that of most
villages. Egloshayle was a trading port rivalling Padstow a little
over five miles down river. The trade consisted of tin, clay, wool,
corn and vegetable crops. The Priors of Bodmin had a quay here. The
building of the bridge restricted access to the upper reaches and
the tidal estuary gradually silted up. Egloshayle was a Bronze Age
Settlement, a river port, and is now a busy rural village. |
| EGLOSHAYLE - from the old cornish words
'eglos', church and 'hayle', estuary - 'church on
the estuary' |
| Text Courtesy of
Gwynneth Wakeham |
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