[2] The parish church was originally dedicated to Saint Veep; the building was cruciform in design and in 1269 belonged to Montacute Priory in Somerset.

Following the Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549, a number of well-known Cornish figures and priests were murdered or hanged in Cornwall.

These included Richard Bennet, vicar of St Veep, under the direct orders of Anthony Kingston, Provost Marshal serving under King Edward VI.

[4] Valuable church silverware, which had been deposited with Lloyds Bank of St Austell and subsequently lost, was rediscovered in 2015 at a storage facility near Glasgow.

[6] The tower contains a peal of 6 bells all dating from 1770 by Pennington and Company.