Notable people from the parish include three former Vicars, the writer Denys Val Baker, and the artist Anne (Annie) Walke (wife of Bernard Walke).
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Penberthy Croft Mine, to the north of the parish, was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1993 and is noted as the most important site in Britain for secondary ore minerals of lead, copper, and arsenic.
Hilary Duff | Hilary Swank | Hilary Putnam | Hilary of Poitiers | Hilary Mantel | Hilary Hahn | Hilary Benn | Hilary Bradt | Hilary Weston | Hilary Weaver | Hilary Rose | Hilary Beckles | Hilary | St Hilary | Hilary Wainwright | Hilary Shepard Turner | Hilary Rose (sociologist) | Hilary Paweł Januszewski | Hilary Marquand | Hilary Lindh | Hilary Hook | Hilary Devey | Hilary Armstrong | Hilary and Jackie | Stuff by Hilary Duff | St. Hilary's day | St Hilary Church, Cornwall | St Hilary Church | Metamorphosis (Hilary Duff album) | Hilary Timmins |
It runs from January to March and is so named because the feast day of St Hilary of Poitiers, 14 January, falls during this term.