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About Veryan
Veryan is most famous for its nineteenth century thatched Round Houses There are five in all, two pairs of which stand at each end of the village and another in the centre. They were originally built by a missionary named Reverend Jeremiah Trist for his daughters. In a round house there are no corners where the devil can hide. A crucifix on the top of each one adds extra protection! The present name is a corruption of St Symphorian, the Parish saint, which in 1525 had become St Severian leading eventually to St Veryan. The parish stretches from the south coast of Cornwall from Portholland to Pendower and inland nearly to Tregony encompassing the villages and hamlets of Veryan Churchtown,…...
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