The Bishop’s Palace
The Old Rectory is a grade II* listed Victorian moated Rectory, located on the banks of the River Menalhyl in St Columb Major, in Cornwall, England. It is a major work by the architect William White.- Type: Building
- Description: historic building in St. Columb Major, Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “Old Rectory, St Columb Major”, “The Old Rectory”, “The Old Rectory, Bridge Hill”, and “The Old Rectory, St Columb Major”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Columba’s Church, St Columb Major and The Glebe House.
St Columba’s Church, St Columb Major
Church
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Columba's Church is a 14th-century, Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in St Columb Major, Cornwall. In 1860 plans were drawn up by William Butterfield, in hope of St Columb church becoming the cathedral of the future diocese of Cornwall, but the cathedral was built at Truro. St Columba’s Church, St Columb Major is situated 880 feet southeast of The Bishop’s Palace.
The Glebe House
Tea shop
Photo: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Glebe House is a tea shop, which is situated 1,000 feet southeast of The Bishop’s Palace.
Town Mills
Building
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Town Mills is a building, which is situated 930 feet east of The Bishop’s Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gluvian and Talskiddy.
Gluvian
Village
Photo: Barry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gluvian is a hamlet in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated one mile north of St Columb Major at grid reference SW 915 645. Mayor William Mayow of Gluvian in the parish of St Columb was hanged outside a tavern in St Columb in 1549.
Talskiddy
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Talskiddy is a small rural village about two miles north of St Columb Major in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Originally a manorial settlement belonging to the Earldom of Cornwall, the place prospered in the 19th century as a centre of the wool-combing industry.
Tregamere
Hamlet
Tregamere is a hamlet in the parish of St Columb Major, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, about 1 km northeast of the town of St Columb Major.
The Bishop’s Palace
- Categories: clergy house and episcopal palace
- Location: St Columb Major, North Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.43782° or 50° 26′ 16″ northLongitude
-4.94223° or 4° 56′ 32″ westElevation
194 feet (59 metres)Levels
3Open location code
9C2QC3Q5+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 306325881OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
6288004Wikidata ID
Q7754900
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