[2] The principal villages in the combined parish are the churchtown of St Minver, Rock, Trebetherick and Polzeath.

St Minver village is centred on a small square at the crossroads of two unclassified roads.

A small biographical tract was published in 1709, entitled A Brief Narration of the Life, Service, and Sufferings, of That Faithful Servant of Jesus Christ, John Peters; Who Departed This Life, in the 63d Year of His Age; On the 11th Day of the 7th Month, 1708, and was Buried in Friends Burying-Place at Minver in the County of Cornwall, the 13th of the same.

[7] There have been Cornish wrestling tournaments at St Minver at various venues including the Cricket club.

[8][9] John Collings (1783–1869) from Porteath[10] in St Minver was a celebrated wrestler in his early life.