Illogan Highway

Illogan Highway
Illogan Highway
	Illogan Highway Methodist Church and Church Hall
	Illogan Highway Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW672418
Unitary authority	Cornwall;
Ceremonial county	Cornwall;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Redruth
Postcode district	TR15
	List of places UK England Cornwall 50°13′48″N 5°15′58″W / 50.230°N 5.266°W

Illogan Highway is a village on the A30 main road west of Redruth in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.^[1] It is in the civil parish of Carn Brea.

Thomas Merritt (1863-1908), who composed several Christmas carols, including "Hark the Glad Sound! The Saviour Comes" and "Lo! He Comes, an Infant Stranger" was organist at the Methodist church (pictured) from 1889 until his death in 1908. Merritt was born at Illogan,^[2] the son of Thomas Merritt; he also composed an oratorio “The Christian Soldier” and a sacred cantata “Shepherd of Israel”.^[3]^[4] Thomas Merritt, whose carols are sung by Cornishmen worldwide and who was commissioned to write the 1902 Coronation March for Edward VII, is buried in Illogan churchyard.^[5]

References

^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End & Isles of Scilly (St Ives & Lizard Point) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 978-0-319-23289-7.
^ "Thomas Merritt". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
^ Parish of St Illogan; Thomas Merritt
^ "Twelve Cornish Carols: Thomas Merritt". www.trevadamusic.co.uk. Trevada Music. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
^ "Illogan Parish Council - Village Trail". Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.

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[OS203-1] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End & Isles of Scilly (St Ives & Lizard Point) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 978-0-319-23289-7.

[2] "Thomas Merritt". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

[3] Parish of St Illogan; Thomas Merritt

[4] "Twelve Cornish Carols: Thomas Merritt". www.trevadamusic.co.uk. Trevada Music. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

[illoganparishcouncil.gov.uk-5] "Illogan Parish Council - Village Trail". Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.

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Illogan Highway
Illogan Highway Methodist Church and Church Hall
Illogan Highway Location within Cornwall
OS grid reference	SW672418
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Redruth
Postcode district	TR15
List of places UK England Cornwall 50°13′48″N 5°15′58″W / 50.230°N 5.266°W / 50.230; -5.266