St Breock Church
The church building at St Breock dates back to the 13th century although it was extensively rebuilt in 1677. The church, of St Briocus, is dedicated to St Brioc - an early 6th century monk from Wales who is thought to have built a small chapel here.
After founding the church at St Breock in Cornwall, he became the first Abbot of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany, which was also initially a small chapel but is now a Cathedral. In 2009, Saint-Brieuc suffered an unfortunate incident where very large amounts of sea lettuce washed onto the beach. The rotting algae produced so much hydrogen sulphide that it killed a horse, several dogs and a council worker who was clearing it from the beach.
On walks
- Wadebridge to St Breock (5.2 mile walk)