Lamorran

Lamorran is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St Michael Penkevil, in the Cornwall district, in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, England. Lamorran lies southeast of Truro, within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In 1931 the parish had a population of 49.
Lamorran church was built in the mid-13th century and has never been enlarged. It was dedicated in 1261 and restored unsympathetically in 1845 and 1853. The tower is separate from the church and the font of Catacleuse stone may be Norman.
A large monument of 1658 commemorates John Verman and his wife. The churchyard cross is a fine example of a Gothic stone cross. This cross is made of Pentewan stone; the crosshead is now incomplete as the upper limb is missing.
Lamorran was an ancient parish, and became a civil parish in 1866. The civil parish was abolished on 1 April 1934 and absorbed into the civil parish of St Michael Penkevil. For ecclesiastical purposes the parish is now united with Merther to form the parish of Lamorran and Merther.

Notable residents

Owen Fitzpen a merchant taken captive by Barbary pirates and sold into slavery. Seven years later, he later mounted a heroic escape and on return home lived at Lamorran.
William Hals, a Cornish historian; he compiled a History of Cornwall, the first work of any magnitude that was printed in Cornwall. He was born in the parish of Merther.
Rear-Admiral Robert Carthew Reynolds, naval commander with a long and distinguished career in the Royal Navy.