14-507: Feock may refer to: Feock, Cornwall , a village and civil parish south of Truro in Cornwall, United Kingdom Feock, Zimbabwe , a village in the province of Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
28-478: A different one ("Gwledic's farm"). The house was designed around 1750 by the paternal grandfather of Humphry Davy for John Lawrence and remodelled in the 1820s by Thomas Daniell. It was further extended in the late 19th century. It is Grade II* listed. The estate has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1955 when it was donated by Ida Copeland following the death of her son Geoffrey, on
42-461: A stained glass memorial window (bearing the Copeland coat of arms) to the parish church of Feock. Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes were held at Feock Downs in the 1800s. Feock is twinned with: Trelissick Trelissick ( Cornish : Trelesyk ) is a house and garden in the ownership of the National Trust at Feock , near Truro , Cornwall , England. It is located on
56-577: Is a coastal civil parish and village in Cornwall , England, United Kingdom. It is about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Truro at the head of Carrick Roads on the River Fal . To the south, the parish is bordered by Restronguet Creek and to the east by Carrick Roads and the River Fal. To the north, it is bordered by Kea parish and to the west by Perranarworthal parish. Feock parish includes
70-535: Is dedicated to Saint Feoca, about whom very little is known. Although the saint is usually assumed to have been female, Hals described a stained glass window in the church with St Feock portrayed as a man. The church has a 13th-century tower and font, the remainder being 19th-century. As late as 1640, according to Hals, the sacrament was administered by the Reverend William Jackson in Cornish as
84-540: The 1840s; it has a crude crucifixus figure on the front of the head but the back is defaced. It had been found in a field called "Parc an Grouse". Thomas Lobb , Victorian botanist and plant hunter is buried in Devoran churchyard. Trelissick Garden has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1955 when it was donated by Ida Copeland following the death of her son Geoffrey; Mrs. Copeland donated
98-475: The 1900s. Many of the species that flourish in the mild Cornish air, including the rhododendrons and azaleas which are now such a feature of the garden, were planted by the Copelands including hydrangeas , camellias and flowering cherries, and exotics such as the ginkgo and various species of palm. They also ensured that the blossoms they nurtured had a wider, if unknowing audience. Mr Ronald Copeland
112-675: The B3289 road, just west of King Harry Ferry , and overlooks the estuary known as Carrick Roads . It lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation. It receives over 200,000 visitors annually. Trelissick, first recorded in 1275, means "Leidic's farm". Trelissick in the parish of St Ewe has the same derivation but Trelissick in St Erth and Trelissick in Sithney have
126-521: The Fal to Philleigh and the Roseland Peninsula . Feock lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation. The Duchy Grammar School was built as a house named Tregye in 1809 for William Penrose; in the late 19th century it was extended and remodeled. A 20th-century extension obscures the original entrance. The Parish Church
140-448: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Feock&oldid=932823731 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Feock, Cornwall Feock ( / ˈ f iː ɒ k / FEE -ock ; Cornish : Lannfyek )
154-422: The people understood no other language. Feock feast was observed on 2 February. There are two Cornish crosses in the parish: one is in the churchyard and the other at Trelissick . The cross in the churchyard probably dates from the 13th century (it has a crude crucifixus figure on one side of the head and a foliated cross on the other). The cross at Trelissick was moved from Tredrea in the parish of St Erth in
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#1732775686798168-658: The understanding that the family could continue to reside there. A stained glass memorial bearing the Copeland coat of arms was donated to Feock parish church by Mrs. Copeland. The house and garden had formerly been owned and developed by the Daniell family, which had made its fortune in the 18th century Cornish copper mining industry. The contents of the house were sold in July 2013 by Bonhams auctioneers. Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, were held in Trelissick in
182-528: The villages of Carnon Downs , Chycoose , Devoran , Goon Piper , Harcourt , Killiganoon , Penelewey , Penpol, Porthgwidden, Restronguet Point , Trevilla , and Trelissick . The electoral ward is called Feock and Kea. At the 2011 census it had a population of 4,511 whereas the civil parish including Bissom has a population of 3,708 only. The garden of the Trelissick Estate is a National Trust property. The King Harry Ferry takes cars across
196-592: Was chairman and later managing director of his family's business, the Spode china factory. Flowers grown at Trelissick were used as models for those painted on ware produced at the works. The Copeland family crest, a horse's head, now decorates the weathervane on the turret of the stable block, making a pair with the Gilbert squirrels on the Victorian Gothic water tower, an echo of the family who lived here in
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