Looe parish
coastal town and civil parish in south-east Cornwall; ecclesiastical parish of East and West Looe
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coastal town and civil parish in south-east Cornwall;
Looe is 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth and seven miles (11 km) south of Liskeard,[4] divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe (Cornish: Logh[1]) and West Looe (Cornish: Porthbyhan,[1]lit. "little cove") being connected by a bridge.[5] Looe developed as two separate towns each with MPs and its own mayor.
Some time before 1144, the Order of Saint Benedict occupied Looe Island, building a chapel there, and the monks established a rudimentary lighthouse service using beacons. Another chapel was founded on an opposite hillside just outside West Looe; both are now marked only by ruins.
Between 1154 and 1189 Henry II granted a charter in favour of Sir Henry Bodrugan as Mayor of East Looe. West Looe was given free borough status sometime after this (the first known historical mention of the town dates from 1327) and in the 1230s East Looe secured the right to hold a weekly market and a Michaelmas fair.
East and West Looe is an Ecclesiastical Parish and a market town in the county of Cornwall, created in 1845 from East Looe in St Martin by Looe Ancient Parish and West Looe in Talland Ancient Parish.
Other places in the parish include: West Looe.
| Records begin | PR | BT |
|---|---|---|
| East and West Looe | 1709 | None |
| BT - For records see St Martin by Looe | ||
Non-Church of England denominations identified in East and West Looe include: Bible Christian Methodist, Independent/Congregational, Protestant Dissenters, Society of Friends/Quaker, and Wesleyan Methodist.
Parishes contiguous to East and West Looe
Talland
St Martin by Looe
| Place: | East and West Looe |
| County: | Cornwall |
| Civil Registration District: | Liskeard |
| Probate Court: | Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall |
| Diocese: | Exeter |
| Rural Deanery: | West |
| Poor Law Union: | Liskeard |
| Hundred: | West (Cornwall) |
| Province: | Canterbury |
Looe brief information on the origin of the town and current plans for their growth [Cornish studies resources]
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