Breage (Cornish:Eglosvreg) is a village and civil parish, to the west of Helston, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. For the Cornish-English dialect see West Country dialects and List of Cornish dialect words. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Helston (Hellys or Henlys is a small Town and Civil parish in the Kerrier district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
It is named after Saint Breaca, a missionary from Ireland, to whom the 15th Century church is dedicated[1]. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Breage (also known as Breaca or Bray) was a late 5th century holy woman revered as a Saint in the Helston region of Cornwall
Other major villages in the Parish are Ashton, Godolphin Cross, Carleen, Balwest, Great Works and the coastal village of Praa Sands. Ashton is a place in Cornwall (5010° N 0535° W SW6028 Godolphin Cross is a village in Cornwall. Godolphin Cross is located approximately midway between the towns of Hayle and Helston. Carleen ( Cornish for Stony Fort) is a village in the Parish of Breage, Kerrier District of Cornwall, England Balwest is a village in Cornwall, England. Praa Sands (properly pronounced pray; prah or prar are incorrect is a coastal village in the Parish of Breage, located off the main
Other than Praa Sands, all the other places were tin and copper mining villages whereas Breage, from the number of fine buildings still evident, was where the mine owners (or Mine Captains) lived.
A relict of the past, the village water pump (presumably disconnected), still stands today. Most of today's working population are commuters, travelling to Helston, RNAS Culdrose, Porthleven, Penzance, Falmouth or even further afield. Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose (HMS Seahawk) based in Cornwall, near Helston, on the Lizard Peninsula, has three major roles serving Penzance (Pensans also Penzans, IPA: /pɛnˈzæns/ is a town Civil parish, and Port in the Penwith district of Cornwall Falmouth (Aberfal is a town Civil parish and Port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, UK. Some residents are still involved in farming or smallholding in the surrounding area.
References
- ^ Nikolaus Pevsner Buildings of England:Cornwall (1951;1970) (rev. Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, ( January 30, 1902 &ndash August 18, 1983) was a German-born British scholar of Enid Radclffe) ISBN 0-300-09589-9 . Page 46
Gallery
 St. Breaca |
 View of Church |
 Church Tower |
 Church porch |
 Sundial over Church Porch doorway |
 Churchyard |
 Ancient cross in churchyard |
 St. Breaca - Nave |
 St. Breaca - Interior |
 St. Breaca - Altar |
 St. Breaca - Frescos |
 St. Breaca - Frescos |
 St. Breaca - St. Christopher |
 Former Chapel |
 The Pub |
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