St Breward

The village of St Breward boast the highest church in Cornwall at about 700ft and is well known for granite and china clay quarries. Also within the parish lie two of Cornwalls best known landmarks ~ Roughtor and Brown Willy.

Moorland Granite has been used for centuries to build local houses and churches and stone from the De Lank Quarry was used for important and famous landmarks ~ The Eddystone LightHouse 1882, the Beachy Head Lighthouse 1900 and Tower Bridge 1890.

Next door to the church is St Brewards only remaining pub - The Old Inn (see below) - where they have been serving now for nearly two centuries. Back in the last century there was also a public house at Wenford Bridge (about a mile away from the village) but during the 1930's the license lapsed and the building remain empty until a young potter called Michael Cardew moved there and began the famous Wenford Bridge Pottery, which his son Seth continues to run today.

The village is a thriving community which supports a post office, a friendly shop (which also incorporates a 'visitor information centre'), a locally feared football team, a silver band, and a lively village school of some 75 pupils.

The parish also contains some of Bodmin Moors most spectacular scenery and is the starting point of the re known Camel Trail.

Village Pages
St Breward Village Trail This tour around St. Breward provides a fascinating insight into a working village both in the past and present
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	The Old Inn - St Breward The Old Inn is an 11th century Inn situated on the infamous Bodmin Moor. We have a restaurant and beer garden - children welcome
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St Breward Silver Band Founded in 1899 - learn all about the long history of the band as well as details of its current diary of concerts and newsletter
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	Coppice Works - Hand-made Yurts & Garden Arbours The Turkish word “yurt” describes the round, felt covered tents used by nomads from one side of Asia to the other for thousands of years. The history, the construction and details of courses and holidays can be found here
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