Lamorran

{{Short description|Village in Cornwall, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name= Lamorran | cornish_name= Lannvoren | civil_parish = St Michael Penkevil | country= England | region= South West England |coordinates = {{coord|50.24165|-4.97462|display=inline,title}} | os_grid_reference= | post_town= | postcode_area= | postcode_district= | dial_code= | constituency_westminster = | unitary_england= Cornwall | shire_county= Cornwall | hide_services= Yes | population = | population_ref = | area_total_km2= |static_image=The church of St Moran at Lamorran - geograph.org.uk - 1260505.jpg |static_image_caption=Lamorran church |website= }} '''Lamorran''' ({{langx|kw|Lannvoren}}) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St Michael Penkevil, in the Cornwall district, in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, England.<ref>Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 ''Truro & Falmouth'' {{ISBN|978-0-319-23149-4}}</ref> Lamorran lies {{convert|3+1/2|mi|km}} southeast of Truro, within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). In 1931 the parish had a population of 49.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10090696/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Lamorran CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=9 May 2023}}</ref>

Lamorran church was built in the mid-13th century and has never been enlarged. It was dedicated (to St Morenna) in 1261 and restored unsympathetically in 1845 (by William White) and 1853 (for Lord Falmouth; Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth (1819–1889)). The tower is separate from the church and the font of Catacleuse stone may be Norman (or 15th century work in the Norman style).<ref>''Cornish Church Guide ''(1925) Truro: Blackford; pp. 125, 159</ref>

A large monument of 1658 commemorates John Verman and his wife. The churchyard cross is a fine example of a Gothic stone cross.<ref>Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall''. Penguin Books; pp. 86-87</ref> This cross is made of Pentewan stone; the crosshead is now incomplete as the upper limb is missing.<ref>Langdon, A. G. (2002) ''Stone Crosses in Mid Cornwall''; 2nd ed. Federation of Old Cornwall Societies; p. 41</ref>

Lamorran was an ancient parish, and became a civil parish in 1866. The civil parish was abolished on 1 April 1934 and absorbed into the civil parish of St Michael Penkevil.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10090696#tab02 Vision of Britain website]</ref> For ecclesiastical purposes the parish is now united with Merther to form the parish of Lamorran and Merther.

==Notable residents== * Owen Fitzpen (1580-1636) a merchant taken captive by Barbary pirates and sold into slavery. Seven years later, he later mounted a heroic escape and on return home lived at Lamorran. * William Hals (1655–1737), a Cornish historian; he compiled a History of Cornwall, the first work of any magnitude that was printed in Cornwall. He was born in the parish of Merther.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle= Hals, William |volume= 24 |last= Pearce |first= N.D.F.|author-link= | pages= 123-124 |short=1}}</ref> * Rear-Admiral Robert Carthew Reynolds (1745–1811), naval commander with a long and distinguished career in the Royal Navy.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle= Reynolds, Robert Carthew (1748?-1811) |volume= 48 |last= Laughton |first= John Knox |author-link= John Knox Laughton| pages= 71-72 |short=1}}</ref>

==References== {{Portal|Cornwall}} {{reflist|30em}}

Category:Villages in Cornwall Category:Former civil parishes in Cornwall