Description
Ecclesiastical parish. Archdeaconry of Cornwall until 1878 and thereafter in the Archdeaconry of Bodmin. In the Deanery of Pawton until 1850 and subsequently in the Deanery of Trigg Minor. Now merged with the parish of Egloshayle to form St Breoke and Egloshayle in Wadebridge.
Hundred of Pydar. St Breock and Wadebridge civil parishes.
Grid reference: SW 97 71
Chronological Sequence
Sancti Brioci de Lansant, Sanctus Briocus, 1259; Nansant, Poutone, 1291; Nanscent, 1336-7; Nansant, 1349; Sancti Breoci de Nanscent, 1362; Breok, 1522; Sainct Breage, 1583; Breocke, 1648; St Breoke, 1663; St Breocke in Pider, 1669; Breocke, 1671; Breocke in Pider, St Breocke, 1672; St Breock, 1677; St Breock in Pider, St Breocke, 1678; St Breock, 1740, 1840, 1884; St Breoke, 1899, 1997
Forms by Earliest Occurrence
Sancti Brioci de Lansant : 1259
Sanctus Briocus : 1259
Nansant : 1291, 1349
Poutone : 1291
Nanscent : 1336-7
Sancti Breoci de Nanscent : 1362
Breok : 1522
Sainct Breage : 1583
Breocke : 1648, 1671
St Breoke : 1663, 1899, 1997
St Breocke in Pider : 1669
Breocke in Pider : 1672
St Breocke : 1672, 1678
St Breock : 1677, 1740, 1840, 1884
St Breock in Pider : 1678
References
Ecclesiam Sancti Brioci de Lansant1
Church dedicated, 24th September 1259, by Bishop Bronescombe.
Hingeston-Randolph, 1889, p65, citing from 1259
Sanctus Briocus
Padel, 1988 citing from 1259
Ecclesia de Nansant alias Poutone
In the Decanatus de Poltone.
Hingeston-Randolph, 1889, p467, citing from 1291
Nanscent
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1316, citing from 1336-7
Nansant
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1395, citing from 1349
Sancti Breoci de Nanscent
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1481, citing from 1362
Breok
Padel, 1988, citing from 1522
Sainct Breage
RIC, Z/1/6, 1583 (*)
Breocke
CRO, P19/8/2/9, 1648 (*)
St Breoke
CRO, P19/8/2/9, 1663 (*)
St Breocke in Pider
CRO, P19/8/2/9, 1669 (*)
Breocke
CRO, P19/8/2/9, 1671 (*)
Breocke in Pider
CRO, P19/8/2/9, 1672 (*)
St Breocke
A Peculiar of the Bishops of Exeter.
Donaldson, 1902, p378, citing from 1672
St Breock
CRO, P19/8/2/9, 1677 (*)
St Breock in Pider
St Breocke
CRO, P19/8/2/9, 1678 (*)
St Breock
CRO, F/1/27, 1740 (*)
RRIC 22, 1840, p30
Symons, 1884
St Breoke
Hingeston-Randolph, 1899, p1625
A United Parish with Egloshayle. 8041 acres. Population in 1989 was 3375.
TDD, 1997, p18