Cardinham

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title: "Cardinham" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-cornwall", "civil-parishes-in-cornwall", "bodmin-moor"] description: "Village in Cornwall, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-cornwall" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinham" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Cornwall, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
country	England
map_type	Cornwall
static_image_name	Cardinham Church - geograph.org.uk - 364021.jpg
static_image_caption	Cardinham Church
coordinates
official_name	Cardinham
cornish_name	Kardhinan
civil_parish	Cardinham
population	623
population_ref	(Civil Parish, 2011)
unitary_england	Cornwall
lieutenancy_england	Cornwall
region	South West England
constituency_westminster	North Cornwall
post_town	BODMIN
postcode_district	PL30
postcode_area	PL
dial_code	01208
os_grid_reference	SX122687
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| country = England | map_type = Cornwall | static_image_name = Cardinham Church - geograph.org.uk - 364021.jpg | static_image_caption = Cardinham Church | coordinates = | official_name = Cardinham | cornish_name = Kardhinan | civil_parish = Cardinham | population = 623 | population_ref = (Civil Parish, 2011) | unitary_england= Cornwall | lieutenancy_england = Cornwall | metropolitan_borough = | metropolitan_county = | region = South West England | constituency_westminster = North Cornwall | post_town = BODMIN | postcode_district = PL30 | postcode_area = PL | dial_code = 01208 | os_grid_reference = SX122687

Cardinham () is a civil parish and a village in mid Cornwall, England. The village is approximately three-and-a-half miles (6 km) east-northeast of Bodmin. The hamlets of Fletchersbridge, Millpool, Milltown, Mount, Old Cardinham Castle and Welltown are in the parish.

Large areas, which were once deciduous woodland, are now plantations of conifers known as Cardinham Woods and managed by Forestry England. Edmund John Glynn, of Glynn House in the parish, rebuilt the house at Glynn in 1805 (it has a front of nine bays and a portico).

Early history

Richard Fitz Turold (Thorold) was an Anglo-Norman landowner of the eleventh century, mentioned in the Domesday Survey. He had a castle at Cardinham, where he was a major tenant and steward of Robert of Mortain. The holding included the manor of Penhallam. His son was William Fitz Richard of Cardinham. Restormel Castle belonged to the Cardinhams in the 12th century, until Andrew de Cardinham's daughter married Thomas de Tracey. Cardinham Castle remained in the family (succeeded by the Dinhams) until the 14th century and later became a ruin. The manor of Cardinham is one of the few where the custom of Free Bench is recorded: by this a widow could retain tenure of the land until she remarried.

The Tenant-in-chief of the manor of Glynn as recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) was Robert, Count of Mortain; when it was one of several manors held by Osferth of Okehampton, County Devon, who had also held it before 1066 and paid tax for 1 virgate of land. There was land for 2 ploughs. There were 1 plough, 1 serf, 2 villeins, 6 smallholders, 100 acres of woodland, 40 acres of pasture, 4 unbroken mares, 2 cows, 24 sheep and 7 goats. The value of the manor was 10 shillings though it has formerly been worth £2 sterling. As of 25 May 2019, the titles of Baron of Cardinham (Feudal barony of Cardinham) and Lord of the Manor of Cardinham are jointly held by an American citizen.

Pinsla or Pinchley park was a deer park belonging to the Robartes family of Lanhydrock; this park was disparked in the 18th century.

Climate

The highest temperature recorded is 31.6 °C on 11 August 2022 and the lowest is -8.2 °C on 7 February 1991. |location = Cardinham 200m amsl (1991–2020) (extremes 1990–present) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C= 13.3 |Feb record high C= 12.8 |Mar record high C= 16.0 |Apr record high C= 22.0 |May record high C= 23.1 |Jun record high C= 28.1 |Jul record high C= 28.1 |Aug record high C= 31.6 |Sep record high C= 22.2 |Oct record high C= 23.4 |Nov record high C= 15.0 |Dec record high C= 14.1 |year record high C= |Jan high C = 8.1 |Feb high C = 8.3 |Mar high C = 10.1 |Apr high C = 12.4 |May high C = 15.3 |Jun high C = 17.6 |Jul high C = 19.2 |Aug high C = 19.1 |Sep high C = 17.4 |Oct high C = 14.0 |Nov high C = 10.9 |Dec high C = 8.7 |year high C = 13.5 |Jan mean C = 5.7 |Feb mean C = 5.6 |Mar mean C = 7.0 |Apr mean C = 8.8 |May mean C = 11.5 |Jun mean C = 13.9 |Jul mean C = 15.7 |Aug mean C = 15.7 |Sep mean C = 14.0 |Oct mean C = 11.3 |Nov mean C = 8.3 |Dec mean C = 6.3 |year mean C = 10.3 |Jan low C = 3.2 |Feb low C = 2.9 |Mar low C = 4.0 |Apr low C = 5.2 |May low C = 7.7 |Jun low C = 10.2 |Jul low C = 12.1 |Aug low C = 12.2 |Sep low C = 10.7 |Oct low C = 8.5 |Nov low C = 5.8 |Dec low C = 3.9 |year low C = 7.2 |Jan record low C= -7.1 |Feb record low C= -8.2 |Mar record low C= -6.1 |Apr record low C= 0.6 |May record low C= 2.7 |Jun record low C= 7.1 |Jul record low C= 9.0 |Aug record low C= 7.9 |Sep record low C= 5.4 |Oct record low C= 0.1 |Nov record low C= -4.5 |Dec record low C= -4.9 |year record low C= |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 155.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 116.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 96.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 91.4 |May precipitation mm = 80.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 87.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 98.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 108.1 |Sep precipitation mm = 101.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 153.6 |Nov precipitation mm = 174.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 168.5 |year precipitation mm = 1431.7 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 17.9 |Feb precipitation days = 15.3 |Mar precipitation days = 14.3 |Apr precipitation days = 13.2 |May precipitation days = 11.4 |Jun precipitation days = 11.8 |Jul precipitation days = 13.7 |Aug precipitation days = 14.8 |Sep precipitation days = 13.3 |Oct precipitation days = 17.3 |Nov precipitation days = 19.0 |Dec precipitation days = 18.8 |year precipitation days = 180.8 |source 1 = Met Office{{cite web | url = https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/location-specific-long-term-averages/gbuxmcd76 | title = Cardinham Climate Period: 1991–2020 | publisher = Met Office | accessdate = 15 April 2025}} |source 2 = en.tutiempo |date=November 2018}}

Parish church

Main article: Church of St Meubred

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/St._Meubred's_church,Cardinham-geograph.org.uk-_750099.jpg" caption="St Meubred's church (note the cross on the right)"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Cross_in_the_churchyard,Cardinham-geograph.org.uk-_1364368.jpg" caption="One of the crosses in the churchyard"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Treslea_Cross_-geograph.org.uk-_169896.jpg" caption="Treslea Cross"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Methodist_Church,Cardinham-geograph.org.uk-_1364269.jpg" caption="Cardinham Methodist Church"] ::

The parish church is dedicated to St Meubred: it has north and south aisles and a tower of granite. The chancel suffered bomb damage in World War II. In the church is the brass of Thomas Awmarle, rector of Cardinham, d. 1401?

Two freestanding Celtic crosses of stone, bearing inscriptions in Latin have been found in Cardinham; both had been embedded in the walls of the fifteenth-century church and were moved after their discovery to the churchyard. One has been dated to the fifth to eighth centuries, the other to the tenth or eleventh centuries: Arthur Langdon (1896) also records five other stone crosses in the parish. Andrew Langdon (1996) records two crosses in the churchyard, Higher Deviock Cross, Pinsla Cross at Glynn, Poundstock Cross, Treslea or Wydeyeat Cross and Treslea Down Cross.

China clay

The former quarry of the Glynn Valley China Clay Works has closed down and is now flooded. It was in operation from the 1940s but since 2015 a shipping container on the edge of the lake has been used for tourist accommodation.

Cornish wrestling

Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes were held in Cardinham in the 1800s. In addition, the Duke of Cornwall Rifles held tournaments here.

Notable residents

• Cassie Patten, the British Olympic swimmer, was born at Cardinham.
• John Penrose, born in Cardinham, where his father, also named John, was vicar of the parish. He was afterwards Vicar of Poundstock.

;Glynn

• Lieutenant General Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian, GCB, GCH, PC (1775–1842), lived at Glynn House
• Peter D. Mitchell, biochemist and Nobel Prize winner, founded Glynn Research Ltd in Glynn House.

References

• Soulsby, Ian N. (1976) Richard Fitz Turold, Lord of Penhallam, Cornwall, in: Medieval Archaeology; vol. 20 (1976) pp. 146–48, online PDF

References

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8. Henderson, Charles (1935) ''Essays in Cornish History''; ed. by A. L. Rowse and M. I. Henderson. London: Oxford University Press; Cornish deer parks; p. 162
9. . (11 August 2022). ["03823: Cardinham (United Kingdom)"](https://ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=03823&ano=2022&mes=8&day=11&hora=18&min=0&ndays=30). *OGIMET*.
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11. Dunkin, E. (1882) ''Monumental Brasses''. London, Spottiswoode
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13. Langdon, A. G. (1896) ''Old Cornish Crosses''. Truro: Joseph Pollard
14. Langdon, A. G. (2005) ''Stone Crosses in East Cornwall''; 2nd ed. Federation of Old Cornwall Societies; pp. 28-33
15. Wills, Dixe (2016-07-02) [https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/jul/02/ship-container-self-catering-cornwall-the-lake-bodmin-moor "Ship me to Cornwall … a container stay on Bodmin Moor: review"]; ''The Guardian'', p. 5
16. The West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 30 May 1872, p5.
17. West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 6 August 1885.

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