The parish of Lamorran is only 1263 acres in extent and is a wooded valley, most of the area forms part of the estates of Lord Falmouth of nearby Tregothnan House in the parish of St Michael Penkivel. Charles Henderson suggests the parish was once part of the lands of a Celtic monastery but was handed over to one of the Thegns of King Edgar in 969. The only location in the parish with memorials is the parish church and churchyard which is found at Ordnance Grid Ref. SW 878418. The church was dedicated to St Moren (or ‘rededicated’) in 1261. The church is a small cruciform building and there is a detached tower (dated about 13th century) in the S.W. Corner of the churchyard. Cox says that “Very little interest is attached to this church, as it was rebuilt in 1845, and again pulled about in 1853.” These ‘restorations’ took place under the supervision of Lord Falmouth’s Steward (William White).

It is interesting to note that HENRY MARTYN of Truro is associated with this parish - there is a memorial in Truro Cathedral which is a window showing Martyn “walking the woods at Lamorran”. In the early nineteenth century Martyn translated the bible into Hindustani, Persian, Arabic and Sanscript.

Because of the small size and remoteness of this parish the church fabric has suffered from lack of funds and is now in a sorry state. English heritage have assisted in some restoration work during 2003, including restoring the detached tower, glazing some windows in the church, replacing some wooden window frames and conserving the Lord’s Prayer and creed plaques. However, the condition of the church fabric is very dior - the fine and important slate plaques of the seventeenth century could be at risk. Unless action is taken soon then the church will be forced to close.

The survey of the memorials was carried out by CIP in August 2004, however, photographs of the detached tower and it’s one remaining bell were taken in 2002 before the restoration work. Thirty two memorials were found in the small churchyard and eight points of memorial interest within the church noted. In keeping with CIP methodology, the Protestation Returns of 1641 are included as a reference.