Treneglos

Treneglos is a civil parish and tiny settlement in north-east Cornwall, roughly midway between Launceston and Camelford. The name comes from the Cornish “tre-an-eglos”, meaning “church town” - and that description still fits. The settlement amounts to little more than a triangular green beside the parish church and a handful of houses.

The church of St Gregory was rebuilt in 1858, but the parish has a much longer history. In the 12th century the manor belonged to Robert Fitz-William, Lord of Downinney, who gave the living to the Priory of Tywardreath. The neighbouring parish of Warbstow was once a chapelry dependent on Treneglos; the two benefices were later combined.

The landscape here is high, open moorland and farmland - a quiet, remote part of Cornwall that sees few visitors. The parish is bounded by Warbstow to the north and west, Tremaine and Tresmere to the east, and Laneast and St Clether to the south. Altarnun, with its notable 15th-century church known as the “Cathedral of the Moor”, is about four miles to the south-west.

Launceston, the nearest town with full services, is approximately seven miles to the east. Bodmin Moor lies to the south, offering walking on open access land around Brown Willy and Rough Tor - Cornwall’s two highest points. The north coast at Crackington Haven and Boscastle is roughly 10 miles to the west.

Treneglos appeals to visitors looking for deep rural quiet. There are no shops, no pubs, and no through traffic - just farmland, long views and dark skies.