Church of Saint Manacca

The village of Manaccan first appears in the historical record in a charter of King Edgar, dated 960, when it was called Lesmanoc (“place of the monks”). The site is believed to have originated as a Celtic monastery, and the village church was described as a minster until the reign of King Henry VI. In 1308, Saint Manacca is mentioned in a document as the patron saint of the church with St Dunstan later added to its dedication. In the 14th century work began on the two-stage west tower, which was completed in the 15th century. During this period the north transept was altered to form part of the north aisle. The church now consists of a chancel and nave under a single roof, a pronounced…

The parish of Meneage, in the northeast corner of the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, England, includes the village of Manaccan with its parish church of St Manaccus and St Dunstan. The two-stage tower is topped with battlements and pinnacles, and contains three bells. The north aisle contains 15th-century, three-light windows with tracery. A 13th-century stoup stands east of the south doorway. A 15th-century pointed-arch piscina sits in the south wall of the chancel, and another piscina is located on the east wall of the transept. A squint links the chancel to the south transept. The interior also contains several 18th and 19th century wall monuments and a plain, round granite font, possibly…