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St Stephen-in-Brannel (known locally as ''St Stephen's'' or ''St Stephen'') ((コーンウォール語:Eglosstefan yn Branel)) is a civil parish and village in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. St Stephen village is four miles (6.5 km) west of St Austell on the southern edge of Cornwall's china clay district.〔Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin'' ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5〕 Other settlements in the parish include Whitemoor, Currian Vale and Nanpean. The population of the civil ward at the 2011 census was 7,119. An electoral ward also exists simply bearing the name ''St.Stephen''.The population at the same census was 4,772 only. It follows therefore that the ward is not as big as the parish. In medieval times the parish lay within the royal manor of Brannel.〔'Brannel' (Cornish ''Bronel'') is first recorded in 1201 and means "place of hills". Weatherhill, Craig (2009) ''A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-names''. Westport, Mayo: Evertype; p. 1〕 St Dennis and St Michael Caerhays were daughter churches. From the 16th century the rectors resided at the latter so that it came to be regarded as the mother church.〔Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 197〕 The manor of Brannel was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) when it was held by Robert, Count of Mortain and there were one and a half hides of land. There was land for 20 ploughs; the lord had half a hide of land with 3 ploughs and 10 serfs; 12 villeins and 18 smallholders had the rest of the land with 6 ploughs. There were 40 acres of woodland and 8 square leagues of pasture. The livestock was 2 cattle, 20 unbroken mares and 150 sheep. The value of the manor was £12-18s-4d though it had formerly been worth 12 silver marks (i.e. £8 sterling).〔Thorn, C. et al., ed. (1979) ''Cornwall'' Chichester: Phillimore; entry 5,1,8〕 The church was dedicated to St Stephen by Walter Bronescombe, bishop of Exeter on 20 August 1261. The church has a nave and two aisles; the exterior stonework is all of granite. The tower is built of granite blocks and contains a peal of 8 bells, originally cast by Taylor's of Loughborough. The font is Norman.〔Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall''; 2nd ed. Penguin; p. 202〕 ==The village== The growth of the village meant that it soon sustained many services including a police station, bank and bakery at different times. St Stephen continues to grow, with new housing schemes being proposed and accepted. The need for affordable housing in the village has seen the use of greenfield sites surrounding the village, which has met with some controversy between residents and developers because of the impact on privacy and wildlife. Amenities in the village include the Brannel Surgery, St Stephen Churchtown Primary School, Brannel School (secondary), a community centre, two public houses, one of these, the kings arms has now closed and presently lies empty with the windows and doors boarded up. There are also two shops, one of which is also the post office. In 2012, the post box outside the post office was painted gold by the Royal Mail to honour local Paralympic swimmer Jonathan Fox. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Stephen-in-Brannel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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