Sancreed (Cornish: Eglossankres) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately three miles (5 km) from Penzance.
Sancreed civil parish encompasses the settlements of Bejouans, Bosvennen, Botreah, Drift, Sancreed, Trenuggo, and Tregonnebris. It is bounded by St Just parish to the west, Madron parish to the northeast, and St Buryan and Paul parishes to the south. The parish comprises 4,608...
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Sancreed (Cornish: Eglossankres) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately three miles (5 km) from Penzance.
Sancreed civil parish encompasses the settlements of Bejouans, Bosvennen, Botreah, Drift, Sancreed, Trenuggo, and Tregonnebris. It is bounded by St Just parish to the west, Madron parish to the northeast, and St Buryan and Paul parishes to the south. The parish comprises 4,608 acres (18.65 km) of land.
At Carn Euny is a noteworthy prehistoric settlement.
Like many Cornish communities Sancreed can trace its origins to its legendary foundation by St Credan or Sancredus, a follower of St Petroc. The church itself is pre-dated by the holy well and baptistery of Sancreed, located a few hundred metres west of the church: the site was rediscovered by the vicar of Sancreed in the late nineteenth century. The wells and baptistery are of a similar age in both respects to those at Madron; like Madron there is a tradition of...
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