The surviving church anchors the wider religious landscape; college, lost chapel and burial area remain distinct.
St Carantoc is Crantock’s surviving parish church. Historic England dates parts of the building to the twelfth century and records a college instituted by Bishop Brewer in 1236. Here, a college means a body of clergy attached to the church. The building changed over time, including rebuilding after its tower collapsed in 1412. It is the visible anchor for a larger religious landscape, not the lost St Ambrusca’s Chapel or an identification of the building excavated in 2023.
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https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1327391
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