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 ST. ENODOC CHURCH— FALMOUTH has caused some controversy, but probably refers to Ere, a royal page at the Court of Tara when St. Patrick arrived there. He was converted, and became a bishop. The chancel and tower of the church are good specimens of early Perp. ; the S. and N. aisle E. windows are specially interesting. Close to the church is the picturesque and ancient bridge over the river Hayle, which was once navigable as low as this. There are earthworks, crosses and fossils in the district — once also noted for its copper mills, now worked for iron. Near is the farm of Trewinnard, once a seat of the Mohuns and Arundells; where is preserved the first coach (reputedly) that ever ran in Corn- wall. St. Ervan (4 m. S. of Padstow) is dedicated to St. Erbin, a fifth century Cornish saint of royal blood. The manor of Trembleth was formerly in the Trembleths and Arundells. St. Eval (51- m. S. of Padstow) has a church so prominently placed that its tower was specially rebuilt by Bristol merchants in the eighteenth century, because of its utility to their vessels as a landmark. Eval is a very doubtful saint — perhaps the Irish Evilla, perhaps the Ez'ali fill Dencui of a Pembrokeshire in- scribed stone. FALMOUTH.— There is an older and a newer Falmouth, but no part is really ancient. The town owes its existence entirely to its magnificent harbour, of which Carew says that 99
 * ' a hundred vessels may anchor in it, and not