St Clement Village
St Clement is primarily known as a Parish encompassing a number of distinct settlements with a population of some 1,000 electors, lying within an Area of Outstanding Beauty and including Sites of Special Scientific Interest. But it is a interesting hamlet in its own right with two main elements.
The first element houses the Church of St Clement and the Village Hall. The church is medieval but has lost much of its history due to later changes. The present building is Grade 1 listed and was enlarged during 14th and 15th centuries. It has a tower built of slate dating from the early 1400s and then heavily restored in late Victorian era. The church and its grounds have a number of notable monuments, not least an inscribed cross dating to between 5th and 7th century. The village hall is relatively modern – around 100 years old but subject to significant later changes- and is available for meetings and houses a separate room with a snooker table. There is a lovely riverside walk from St Clement to Tresillian.
The second element includes Penair House which dates back to early 17th century and is now a large secondary school. It is an Academy Trust with over 1100 pupils aged 11 to 16 years old. This second element also includes Pencalenick House owned by important local families since the 1700s until purchased in the late 1940s by Cornwall County Council for use as a school for disadvantaged children. It has over 120 pupils located there and is also responsible for other similar children at 4 other sites across Cornwall.
Another important piece of St Clement is the war memorial located on the main Truro/St Austell road to the east of Tresillian. Also within the settlement is Truro rugby club which was formed in the late 19th century and is one of Cornwall’s oldest rugby clubs. It is situated just down the road from Penair school.
Left – St Clement War Memorial; Centre – Ignioc Stone in Church Grounds; Right – Thatched Cottages near Church
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