Church of St Clement, Withiel

Withiel (Cornish: Egloswydhyel) is a civil parish and village in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish of Withiel is between the parishes of St Breock, Lanivet, Roche and St Wenn. The name Withiel comes from the Cornish word Gwydhyel, meaning "wooded place". The parish contains the hamlets of Withielgoose, Retire and Tregawne; the parish had a total population of about 300 in 1824.At Ruthernbridge is an early 15th-century bridge with two pointed arches over the Ruthern. The hamlet here was until 1933 a halt on the Bodmin to Wadebridge railway line. The River Ruthern rises near Victoria in the parish of Roche and flows northwards through the parish of Withiel; it flows into the River Camel one kilometre above Brocton.Notable people from the parish include Sir Bevil Grenville (1596–July 5, 1643), a Royalist soldier in the English Civil War.

Withielgoose or Withel-goose is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, UK. Withielgoose, from the Cornish gwyth (trees), yel (origin unknown) and coes (wood) suggests the clearance of woodland to create agricultural land. The hamlet is accessed via Withielgoose Lane and contains Withielgoose Manor. Withielgoose belongs historically to the parish of Withiel along with Retire and Tregawne; the parish had a total population of about 300 in 1824. It lies about five miles west of Bodmin and six miles east north east of St Columb Major.Withielgoose Manor belonged to Bodmin Priory and previously to William I by the Earl of Cornwall under the church of St Petroc at Bodmin. It was leased by the crown in 1539 to Richard Kendall, and, in 1588, granted in fee-farm to Richard Branthwayte and Roger Bromley. It was then occupied by the Coswarth family. Bridget was the sole heir of the Coswarths and married her cousin Henry Minors. Their daughter Anne inherited the manor and married Francis Vivian of Trewan Hall. The property then passed through their only child Mary who married Sir R. Vyvyan, Bart. of Trelowarren, the ancestor of Sir R. R. Vyvyan, Bart., a Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons for various periods between 1825 and 1857. The Vyvyan family still owned the manor in the early 1800s.The Vyvyans were a prominent Cornish family who were members of Parliament, baronets, and landowners in Penwith and Kerrier since the 15th century. They have owned the large estate called Trelowarren in the parish of Mawgan-in-Meneage for nearly 600 years. The living of the rectory is attached to the manor.

Tregawne is a hamlet in the parish of Withiel, Cornwall, England. It is between the hamlet of Ruthernbridge and the village of Withiel.

Inchs or Inches is a hamlet in the parish of Withiel, Cornwall, England.

Lanjew (Cornish: Lendu, meaning dark strip-field) is a farm in the parish of Withiel in Cornwall, England.

Retire Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, noted for its biological characteristics, in mid Cornwall, England, UK.

Lower Brynn is a hamlet in the parish of Withiel, Cornwall, England, UK. Lower Brynn is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of Bodmin.

Mount Pleasant is a hamlet in the parish of Roche, Cornwall, England. The main A30 road used to pass through the hamlet but a dual carriageway bypass and graded junction have been constructed to the south of the original road. There is a Grade II listed eighteenth century guidestone beside the old road, consisting of a 5-foot (1.5 m) granite monolith with a rounded head. The text "WITHIEL" is carved into it, and the letters are painted.

Wadebridge Rural District was a local government division of Cornwall in England, UK, between 1934 and 1968. Established under the Local Government Act 1929, the rural district was formed from the abolished districts of Bodmin Rural District, St Columb Major Rural District and Wadebridge Urban District. In 1968 Wadebridge Rural District was abolished, creating Wadebridge and Padstow Rural District.

Ruthernbridge (Cornish: Ponsrudhyn) is a village in the parish of Withiel in Cornwall, England, UK.

Demelza is a hamlet in the parish of St Wenn, Cornwall, England, UK. Demelza is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of St Wenn and lies at around 114 metres (374 ft) above sea level.

Cornwall Services is a service station on the A30 near Bodmin, Cornwall, England.