Egloskerry

Egloskerry is a village and civil parish about 5 miles northwest of Launceston in east Cornwall. The name is Cornish for “Church of Keri,” and the parish church of St Petrock and St Keri remains the focal point of the settlement. The parish covers 3,253 acres of farmland and includes several outlying hamlets - Tregeare, Badharlick and Trebeath among them.

The River Ottery forms the parish’s northern boundary, separating Egloskerry from North Petherwin. This is quiet, green countryside - gently rolling fields divided by hedgerows, with scattered farmsteads linked by single-track lanes. The Penheale Estate, recorded in the Domesday Book as one of 284 Cornish manors in 1086, lies within the parish and adds a layer of historical depth to the landscape.

Launceston is the nearest town, offering a Norman castle, independent shops and a steam railway that runs through the Kensey valley. The north coast at Bude and Widemouth Bay is reachable in around 25 minutes, while Bodmin Moor’s western edge - with Rough Tor and Brown Willy, Cornwall’s highest points - sits a similar distance to the southwest. The Tamar valley and Devon border are close to the east. Egloskerry suits visitors looking for a genuinely rural base in a part of Cornwall that sees fewer tourists than the coast, with good access to beaches, moorland and the market towns of the northeast.