St. Anietus Church at St. Neot

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St. Neot is a charming village on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor, well worth visiting for itself and its church. The origins of St. Anietus - his name was later corrupted to St. Neot - are not known. He may have been either Cornish or Saxon and some claim his remains may be found at St. Neot's, Huntingdonshire. Whatever the truth of that, his church, on the edge of Bodmin Moor, should not be missed. It stands on a small eminence above the London Inn, its two churchyard gates of wrought iron. By the south porch stand four Cornish Crosses, including the tall shaft of what must have been one of the finest. Inside, barrel vaulted roofs have carved bosses and all is light and airy. It would be a fine church without its glass; with the glass it is unmissable. Dating from around 1530, much is original, that which was restored in 1830 was well done. Scenes from the bible include the Creation, the Flood and the Last Supper. Noah's Ark, rather appropriately for maritime Cornwall, appears as a three-masted sailing ship! There is also a window of heraldic shields and others to the glory of the local gentry. This is surely the finest medieval glass to be found in Cornwall and, save for Fairford in Gloucestershire, may well be the finest in any parish church in Britain.

St. Neot Flower Festival 2017.

St. Anietus Church

St. Neot is just ten minutes from Golitha Falls

St. Neot Church