Lanner

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Lanner, in Cornish Lannergh or Lanergh, is the largest village in Cornwall and a parish near Redruth

Formerly part of Gwennap parish until it became a parish in its own right in 1844.

The village stands in a valley. To the north of the village is Carn Marth Hill rising to 235 metres (771 ft). Lanner Hill is to the west of the village and Tresavean to the south.

The village is centred on a square with the west end being known as Lanner Hill and the east end as Lanner Moor.

Lanner was a tin and copper mining parish which still retains vestiges of its mining heritage including engine houses and quarries.

Its name is believed to translate from the Cornish and means 'clearing'.

The area shows some signs of settlement from the Bronze Age.

Mining in the Lanner area was recorded as early as the 16th century with the majority of activity during the 19th century. Tresavean Mine was the third largest copper mine in Cornwall.

Carn Marth Hill is a prominent feature of the parish and contains many areas of interest including a former granite quarry now used as an open air theatre, a very well preserved engine house - Pennance Consols, Figgy Dowdy's Well, a Holy Well and another quarry where the Holman Company used to test their drills.


Parish Church of Lanner

The parish church, Christ Church was consecrated on St Swithin's day in 1845. It is a small stuccoed building and was restored in 1883. The registers date from 1839. The building was previously the Anglican chapel whose foundation stone was laid on 20 April 1839.

There are two crosses at the entrance to the church which are believed to have been removed from Chapel Hill and which were formerly part of a chapel dismantled during the Reformation.

The lychgate stands opposite the church and was constructed in 1945 by John Tiddy to commemorate those who lost their lives in WWII. On Armistice Day, Lanner Silver Band commemorates those who lost their lives by marching through the village to the lychgate.


During the 19th century, Lanner was home to six Methodist chapels, each belonging to a different denomination.

The original chapel, which is found next to the Church Hall was built in 1828.
The Church Hall was partly funded by the Davey family and the Knuckey's - two local families.

The former Bible Christian chapel is now used as the Village Hall and the former Primitive Methodist chapel is now used as the Lanner and District Silver Band's rehearsal room.

At the Wesleyan Church Hall on The Square stands the villages's World War I memorial, unveiled on the 5th August 1920 in a ceremony attended by the Mayor of Falmouth.

Maude’s Water which stands in the Square, commemorates Maude Pascoe of Penstruthal , who campaigned for the installation of a drinking fountain which was constructed in 1901, bringing a regular supply of clean water to the village.

The lamp above Maude's Water is known as the Lanner Moon and is believed to have been a favourite gathering place for residents to stop for a chat.


Famous Persons Born in Lanner

The American countertenor Richard Jose was born in Lanner in 1862: he emigrated to the United States and died in 1941.

Electronic musician Richard D. James (Aphex Twin) grew up in Lanner.


Lanner parish has many interesting trails and public footpaths including an area known locally as the Roly Poly Hills which is found while walking from the Parish Church towards the Tresavean Trail
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