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The church and manor of St Enoder belonged in Anglo-Saxon times to the [[Bodmin Monastery|monks of Bodmin]] and were before 1066 held by Godric. In 1086 they were held by Robert, Count of Mortain, from the monks; there was one hide of land, land for 6 ploughs and 20 acres of pasture. At a later date St Enoder fell into lay hands and c. 1268 was given to [[Glasney College]]. The benefice was appropriated to Glasney College in 1270 and the cure of souls became a vicarage; however in 1867 it was made into a rectory as the incumbent was receiving the tithes of certain meadows formerly the yards of chapels.<ref>''Cornish Church Guide'' (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 91</ref><ref>Thorn, C., et al., eds. (1979) ''Cornwall''. (Domesday Book; 10.) Chichester: Phillimore; entry 4,12</ref>

[[File:Cross In Churchyard.jpg|alt=Stone cross in the churchyard|thumb|Stone cross in the churchyard of St Enoder]]

In medieval times there was a chapel of St Mary (corrupted to St Michael) existing in the parish until it was destroyed in 1414.<ref>George Oliver (1846) ''Monasticon Diœcesis Exoniensis, being a Collection of Records and Instruments illustrating the ancient conventual, collegiate, and eleemosynary Foundations in the Counties of Cornwall and Devon''. Exeter: P. A. Hannaford</ref> At [[Mitchell, Cornwall|Mitchell]] a chapel of St Francis for the use of wayfarers existed from 1239 until its destruction at the Reformation.<ref>''The Cornish Church Guide'' (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 91</ref> There is a stone cross in the churchyard which was found beside the road from the churchtown to Fraddon. It was set up in the churchyard in 1879 but moved to a different position in the churchyard in 1893.<ref>Langdon, A. G. (2002) ''Stone Crosses in Mid Cornwall''; 2nd ed. Federation of Old Cornwall Societies; p. 34 </ref>

The parish church is 15th century though the tower had to be rebuilt after collapsing in 1684: the date of rebuilding is 1711. The arcades of the two aisles are of different designs. The font is Norman.<ref>Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall'', 2nd ed. Penguin Books; p. 170</ref>