Botus Fleming or Botusfleming (Cornish: Bosflumyes) is a village and civil parish in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[1] The 2001 census gives the parish population as 783,which decreased to 771 at the 2011 census.[2] The village is about three miles north-west of Saltash at grid referenceSX 403 612. There is a public house (the Rising Sun), a market garden and a small colony of artists, but the village is mostly a dormitory area for Plymouth.
The parish church is dedicated to St Mary and has a western tower and a fine arcade between the nave and the north aisle. The church was restored in 1872 by Henry Eliott; this restoration included new roofs, floors, pews and glazing. The font is of Polyphant stone, probably 14th century in date. In a field near the church is an obelisk in memory of William Martyn built in 1762.[3]
In the church is a stone effigy of a knight in armour; he is thought to be Stephen le Fleming who was a medieval Crusader and perhaps left his name to the place.[4]
Other buildingsEdit
Moditonham House is the site of the medieval castle of the Moditons and is now a large Georgian house which is a grade two* listed building incorporating fabric from the earlier building.[5][6]Michael Loam, a Cornish engineer who introduced the first man engine (a device to carry men up and down the shaft of a mine) into the UK died here.
The Bidwell is a 20th-century restored 14th century constructed well (with a roof) on a main street in the village, with a 19th-century statue of Saint Mary (mother of Jesus).[7]
The Rising Sun pub was voted number 5 in Britain's Good Pub Guide 2009.
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botusfleming, botus, fleming, cornish, bosflumyes, village, civil, parish, southeast, cornwall, england, united, kingdom, 2001, census, gives, parish, population, which, decreased, 2011, census, village, about, three, miles, north, west, saltash, grid, referen. Botus Fleming or Botusfleming Cornish Bosflumyes is a village and civil parish in southeast Cornwall England United Kingdom 1 The 2001 census gives the parish population as 783 which decreased to 771 at the 2011 census 2 The village is about three miles north west of Saltash at grid reference SX 403 612 There is a public house the Rising Sun a market garden and a small colony of artists but the village is mostly a dormitory area for Plymouth Botus FlemingCornish BosflumyesPictorial main three panes of east window of St Mary s church in well illuminated glassBotus FlemingLocation within CornwallPopulation771 Civil Parish 2011 OS grid referenceSX 404 614Civil parishBotus FlemingUnitary authorityCornwallCeremonial countyCornwallRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSALTASHPostcode districtPL12Dialling code01752PoliceDevon and CornwallFireCornwallAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentSouth East CornwallList of places UK England Cornwall 50 25 48 N 4 14 53 W 50 430 N 4 248 W 50 430 4 248Moditonham House c 1818 Contents 1 Parish church 2 Other buildings 3 References 4 External linksParish church EditThe parish church is dedicated to St Mary and has a western tower and a fine arcade between the nave and the north aisle The church was restored in 1872 by Henry Eliott this restoration included new roofs floors pews and glazing The font is of Polyphant stone probably 14th century in date In a field near the church is an obelisk in memory of William Martyn built in 1762 3 In the church is a stone effigy of a knight in armour he is thought to be Stephen le Fleming who was a medieval Crusader and perhaps left his name to the place 4 Other buildings EditModitonham House is the site of the medieval castle of the Moditons and is now a large Georgian house which is a grade two listed building incorporating fabric from the earlier building 5 6 Michael Loam a Cornish engineer who introduced the first man engine a device to carry men up and down the shaft of a mine into the UK died here The Bidwell is a 20th century restored 14th century constructed well with a roof on a main street in the village with a 19th century statue of Saint Mary mother of Jesus 7 The Rising Sun pub was voted number 5 in Britain s Good Pub Guide 2009 Crossroads at BotusflemingReferences Edit Ordnance Survey Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth amp Launceston ISBN 978 0 319 23146 3 parish population 2011 Retrieved 9 February 2015 Beacham Peter amp Pevsner Nikolaus 2014 Cornwall New Haven Yale University Press ISBN 978 0 300 12668 6 p 112 Mee Arthur ed 1937 Cornwall The King s England London Hodder amp Stoughton pp 33 34 Pevsner N 1970 Cornwall 2nd ed revised by E Radcliffe Penguin p 44 45 Moditonham House Botusfleming British Listed Buildings Retrieved 17 June 2013 Historic England Details from listed building database 1137879 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 28 March 2016 External links Edit Cornwall portal Media related to Botusfleming at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Botusfleming amp oldid 1145721749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
