Week St Mary

Week St Mary

Week St Mary (Cornish: "Gwig Sen Maria") is a village and parish in the north of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated to the south of Bude and close to the River Tamar, the border with Devon.

Week St Mary is in the local government district of North Cornwall, as well as the parliamentary constituency of the same name. It is in the Hundred of Stratton.

The parish covers an area of 6123 acres or 9.6 square miles (24.8 km2), and has a population of 550, according to the 2001 census. [ [http://www.genuki.org.uk:8080/big/eng/Cornwall/WeekStMary/ GENUKI: Week St Mary ] ]

It has a 17th century parish church dedicated to St Mary the virgin, whose tower contains a ring of six bells. [ [http://www.weekstmaryvillage.co.uk/ Week St. Mary Village Community Web Site ] ] The parish is in the diocese of Truro.

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