ST. NEOT'S— NEWLYN noticed a good groined roof. In the N. aisle is a reliquary that once contained the arm of St. Neot — the only portion that was left when the saint's remains were carried off to enrich Eynesbury Abbey at the Huntingdon St. Neot's. If we may believe Asser, Alfred once visited this neighbourhood. Its moors were clothed with dense woodland, and the king " was on a visit to Cornwall for the sake of hunting, when he turned out of the road to pray in a certain chapel, in which the body of St. Neot now rests". This is spoken of as an eventful epoch in his life. The holy well in which the saint used to stand is near the church ; its arching is modern. This is one of the very few, scarcely half a dozen, purely Saxon foundations in Corn- wall. Newly n (i m. W. of Penzance) is equally noted for artists and fish, its present prosperity resulting from both. It apparently bears the name of the Celtic St. Newlina or Noualen, who was martyred in Brittany. The place deserves its reputation. The harbour, with its two protecting piers, is very commodious for the small craft that resort to it ; while the village itself is a blend of quaint old cottages, fish-cellars, modern villas and artists' studios. Being burnt by the Spanish in 1595, nothing survives of an earlier date. Speaking of the artistic invasion of this remote fishing village, Mr. Stanhope Forbes says : " It is difficult to say who was the original settler, for painters seem always to have known the attractions of 197
