The tutelar saint of this parish is St. Winnocus (Moreri’s Dictionary,
vol. I. voce Bergh St. Vinoc), who was born in Armorica, or Little
Britain, and having associated himself about the year 680 with St.
Bertin, Abbat of Sithien, established a monastery at a place in
Flanders, and died there the 6th of November 717, which place has been
once called from him Bergh St. Winnox, a town being built there and
surrounded with walls in 950; since that it has been regularly
fortified, belongs to the French, and is about four miles from
Dunkirk.
This is a vicarage, valued in the King’s Book at £5.; the patronage in
the Dean and Chapter of Exeter; the incumbent Mr. Thomas Laurenc.
In 1291, 20 Edward I. this church was valued (Tax. Benef.) at cx_s._
being appropriated to the Chapter of Exeter; and the chapel of St.
Nectan at v_s._