CORNWALL ill the parish of St. Hilary, but a handsome new church now stands in the heart of the village, consecrated in 1861. The church of St. Hilary itself, distant one mile, was burnt in 1853, and rebuilt; but the tower, early Dec, remains almost in its original condition. It is strongly buttressed, with corbels along the cornice ; the blocked spire-lights with their sculptured heads are very curious. This was evidently quite an exceptional church for West Cornwall, doubtless owing to influences from the Mount. It is said that St. Ives paid a yearly sum for the whitewashing of St. Hilary's spire, to render it a better landmark. In this parish is the famous stone dating from the time of Constantine, and supposed to have been a Roman milestone. Besides this there is another curiously inscribed stone. Marhaincliiti'cli (2^ m. S. of Bude) is dedi- cated to a St. Mercwenna, who perhaps may be no other than Morwenna. The church is Perp., and has a good seventeenth century pul- pit ; also some of the fine bench-ends for which this district is noteworthy. The village is situ- ated by the Bude Canal with its antiquated engineering. It is a peaceful and delightful spot. St. Mawes (easily reached by ferry from Falmouth) is apparently named after St. Maudez or Mauditus, an Irishman ; but some have identified the place with St. Maclovius of St. Malo. It is true there is or was a Malo's Moor in the parish of Mullion. 178
