| St Just in Roseland | |
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St Just parish church | |
Location withinCornwall | |
| Population | 1,158 (2011 census) |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| 50°10′56.36″N5°00′53.99″W / 50.1823222°N 5.0149972°W /50.1823222; -5.0149972 | |
St Just in Roseland (Cornish:Lannsiek) is a village andcivil parish inCornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is 6 miles (10 km) south ofTruro and 2 miles (3 km) north ofSt Mawes, a small village within the parish of St Just in Roseland.[1] The2011 Census recorded the parish population as 1,158.[2]
St Just in Roseland lies within theCornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
St Just in Roseland is noted for its 13th-centuryChurch of England parish church,St Just’s Church, St Just in Roseland, set in riverside gardens planted with semitropical shrubs and trees, many of which are species rare in England.[citation needed] The church is on the edge of a tidal creek beside theCarrick Roads on theFal Estuary just outside the main village. The path from the road to the church is lined with granite blocks carved with quotations and verses taken from theBible.
The ornithologistEdward Hearle Rodd was born here. The lichenologistPeter Wilfred James (1930 - 2014) was born here although brought up inSutton Coldfield. The cricketerMichael Harris (known as "Pasty" Harris) also came from the parish.
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