St Germans Priory
St Germans Priory is a former Augustinian priory church in the village of St Germans, Cornwall, England. Originating as the seat of the Saxon bishops of Cornwall, the present building is largely Norman, with significant extensions in the 14th and 15th centuries and later restoration in the Victorian period.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church building in Cornwall, England, UK
- Also known as: “St German’s Priory” and “St. Germans Parish Church”
- Address: Saltash, PL12 5LH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Port Eliot and St Germans railway station.
Port Eliot
Castle
Port Eliot in the parish of St Germans, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, is the ancestral seat of the Eliot family, whose present head is Albert Eliot, 11th Earl of St Germans.
St Germans railway station
Railway station
St Germans railway station serves the village of St Germans in Cornwall, England. The station is managed by Great Western Railway and is situated on the Cornish Main Line 10 miles 33 chains from the line's northern terminus of Plymouth and 256 miles 28 chains from London Paddington via Box and Plymouth Millbay. St Germans railway station is situated 950 feet south of St Germans Priory.
St Germans Viaduct
Bridge
St Germans Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 2,300 feet southeast of St Germans Priory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polbathic and St Erney.
Polbathic
Village
Polbathic is a small village situated on the A374 Trerulefoot to Torpoint road, within the parish of St Germans, in south-east Cornwall, England, UK. The village is situated on the edge of a tidal creek, known as Polbathick Lake, which is a branch of the River Tiddy and River Lynher river system.
St Erney
Hamlet
St Erney is a hamlet with a Church of England church in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Tideford
Village
Tideford is a small village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is twinned with Plouguerneau in Brittany, France. Its name derives from its location on the River Tiddy, literally meaning "Ford on the River Tiddy".
St Germans Priory
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: St Germans, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.39669° or 50° 23′ 48″ north
Longitude
-4.30967° or 4° 18′ 35″ west
Open location code
9C2Q9MWR+M4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglican
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“St Germans Priory” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “دير سانت جيرمان”
- German: “St German’s Priory”
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