The mother church of Boscastle is dedicated to Materiana of Cornwall and nestles among the trees of Minster Wood in the valley of the River Valency half-a-mile east of Boscastle at grid reference SX 110 904.

Minster Church was built in Norman times (some late medieval additions and restoration work carried out in the 19th century): it is listed Grade I.

Minister Church is also designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, for its population of greater horseshoe bats, a rare and threatened species in the European and British Red Data Books.

[5] Forrabury church also has some Norman work but the tower was added in 1750; it is listed Grade II*.

When they went past Tintagel on a Sunday they heard the bells of the church ring out.

[6] At Waterpit Down (in Minster parish on the road towards Launceston) are the remains of a cross probably from the 10th century.