Godolphin Cross (Cornish: Krows Hirlan)[1][2] is a village in the civil parish of Breage, in west Cornwall, England. It is midway between the towns of Hayle and Helston.[3] From 1974 until 2009 it was in Kerrier district.
Godolphin Cross is in an upland area, part of a geological formation known as the Tregonning-Godolphin Granite. The term refers to the plateau of high ground in this area, one of five granite batholiths in Cornwall (see Geology of Cornwall). One mile west of the village, Godolphin Hill rises to 162 metres (531 ft).[3]
The Godolphin Estate is near the village. It is now completely owned by the National Trust, and is undergoing extensive renovation. The whole estate and surrounding woodlands are once again open to the public, who were excluded from most of the estate by the former owners. Godolphin Primary School serves children from 4 to 11 years and had a roll of 82 children in November 2021.[4] It received a good Ofsted report in June 2015.[5]
The Church of St John the Baptist is now redundant. It was designed by James Piers St Aubyn and built in 1849–50.[6] In 2006, an application was received by Kerrier District Council to convert the church into a private dwelling.[7]
There is a Cornish cross in the churchyard. In 1886 it was moved to the churchyard, having been found in use as a gatepost on the Chytodden estate.[8]
In 2017 funds for the purchase of the village hall were provided by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. Villagers had appealed to him for help, on the basis of the connection between the village and Godolphin Arabian, one of three stallions from which all thoroughbreds are descended. Al Maktoum is the owner of the Godolphin Racing stable.[9] The building was formerly the Methodist Chapel and school room.[10]
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^"List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel". Cornish Language Partnership. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013 – via Wayback Machine.
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^Pevsner, N. Cornwall, (Buildings of England series) (1951; 1970) (rev. Enid Radcliffe) Penguin Books ISBN 0-300-09589-9; p. 73
^"Planning Applications, Kerrier DC July 2006: PA06/01187/F". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^Langdon, Arthur G. (1896), Old Cornish Crosses, Truro: Joseph Pollard, pp. 252–253
^Sawer, Patrick (28 June 2017). "Cornish village hall saved after residents appeal to Dubai sheikh's love of horse racing". The Telegraph.
^"Horse racing sheikh of Dubai helps villagers in Cornwall buy Godolphin Methodist Chapel for hall | Cornwall Live". Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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