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Two legendary sisters both fell in love with the vicar and each built a church for his benefit, so even though Stocklinch is a small village, there are two churches.

At St Ewe village the road widens just a bit at the market cross and mounting steps, through the gate you'll see the camellia developed by Mr Tregunna of Caerhayes and named St Ewe.

A beautiful Italian style church, revealing a history of the Catholic martyrs.

Although our little church is relatively new (built 1848-1852) it was erected on a very ancient site.

On the site of a Celtic monastery, this gem of a church is perhaps best known today for the discovery of medieval wall paintings in 2008.

The patron saint of Creed is first recorded as St Crite in the 10th century and may well have been a Cornish saint and possibly the daughter of either King Mark of Cornwall or an Irish king.

The splendid tower can be seen for miles across the flat landscape that surrounds it.

The church tower is a landmark for a long way around, and was rebuilt in 1861 to the original medieval designs, but in blue lias stone, rather than the Ham stone from which the rest of the church is built.