Description

Germoe, a village and a parish in Cornwall. The village stands near the coast, 5 1/4 miles W by N of Helston, and 5 ESE of Marazion Road station on the G.W.R., is traditionally said to have been founded in the 5th century by Germochus, a king of Ireland. Post town, Marazion. Acreage of parish, 1331; population, 497. Many of the inhabitants are workers in tin mines. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Breage, in the diocese of Truro; pint net yearly value, £77 with residence. The church is ancient, and has an embattled tower. It was restored in 1891. A curious structure, called St Germoe's Chair, is on the N side of the churchyard, comprises a recessed stone seat with pillars, pointed arches, and a rude sculpture of a human head, and is said to have been erected by the Millitons of Pengersick. There is a Wesleyan chapel.