St Neot (/ˈniːʊt/ NEE-uut) (Cornish: Loveni)[1] is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

The parish is named after the Saxon monk, Saint Neot (who also gives his name to St Neots in Cambridgeshire, to where his alleged bones were taken in the early Middle Ages), and means[3] "pleasant (or beautiful) pasture (or habitation)" in Hebrew.

The other crosses are three in the vicarage garden, another in the village, another in the churchyard (its shaft is ornamented on all four sides with interlaced carving), and others at Hilltown and Newtown.

Henry Dangar (1796–1861) was a native of St Neot who became a surveyor and explorer of Australia.

No railway was ever built to the village, despite pressure from local people and mine owners in the 1860s and 1870s.

Rebuilding in granite was undertaken in the 15th century, and the stained-glass windows – described as "high quality" by Historic England[7] – are from about 1500.

The nearby Carnglaze Caverns, a former slate quarry, forms an unusual music venue.

St Neot also won the Calor Gas Village of the Decade award, which celebrated 10 years of the competition.

In 1852 he was champion of New South Wales[15] and beat Hodge in a high-profile challenge match taking the Australian title.