Breage facts for kids
Breage is a charming village and parish located in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It's about three miles (5 km) west of the town of Helston. Around 2,375 people live in Breage. The parish also includes other small villages like Ashton, Carleen, Godolphin Cross, and the pretty coastal village of Praa Sands. Breage gets its name from Saint Breage (also known as Breaca), who was a missionary from Ireland. The village church, built in the 1400s, is dedicated to her.
What's Under Breage?
The land beneath Breage is made of a special type of rock called Tregonning-Godolphin Granite. This area was once very important for mining. People used to dig for valuable metals like tin and copper ore here. Most of the villages in the Breage parish, except for Praa Sands, were once busy mining communities. Today, many people who live in Breage travel to work in nearby towns or to RNAS Culdrose, which is a naval air station.
Breage Parish Church: A Glimpse into History
The main church in Breage was built from strong granite in the 1400s. Inside, on the north wall, you can still see five amazing wall paintings from the Middle Ages. These paintings are very old and tell stories from long ago.
The church also holds a special piece of history: a Roman milestone from the 200s AD! This stone was used by the Romans to mark distances on their roads. In the churchyard, there's another interesting item: an unusual cross head that mixes Irish and Anglo-Saxon styles. It's called a Hiberno-Saxon cross head.
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Breage Parish Church, dedicated to Saint Breage
