St. Tudy
OS Grid ref:- SX0676
The picturesque and tranquil Cornish village of St. Tudy (Cornish: Eglostudi), lies close to the western edge of bleak and brooding Bodmin Moor.
The village derives its name from St. Tudy of Landevennec, a Breton saint of the fifth or sixth century who founded monasteries and churches in Brittany, who may possibly have been a disciple of Saint Mawes, from whom St Mawes derives its name. St. Tudy served as abbot of a community of monks near Landevennec in Brittany
The attractive village church, which stands at the centre of St. Tudy, dates from the fifteenth century and is a Grade I Listed Building. it was extensively restored in the 1830's and in 1873. The tower was repaired in 1887-8. . On the north side of the churchyard is situated rectangular stone building which dates to the seventeenth century, known by locals as the Clink, it originally served as a church ale house, but was later used as the local constable's lock-up. it was restored and opened to the public in 1986.
The village also has a Methodist chapel which dates to the Victorian era.
St. Tudy is also the village where Captain Bligh of Mutiny on the Bounty fame grew up, he was born at nearby Tinten Manor.