Week St. Mary is a quiet village about seven
miles south of Bude. Its history dates from the time of Domesday when
it was probably the religious centre of the district - a Harvest Revel
is held every September.
The great lady of Week
St. Mary was Thomasine Bonaventure, a local
shepherdess who was taken to London by a rich merchant. Here
she married three Lords in turn, the last Sir
John Percival who became Lord Mayor in 1497. When he died she came back to her village home
as Lady Bountiful. She built a school which has now become a group of
cottages, she endowed a chantry in the church and left the vicar of Liskeard
a beautiful chalice. |
