CREED, a parish in the western division of the
hundred of POWDER, county of CORNWALL, f of a mile
(S.) from Grampound, containing, with the whole of
the chapelry of Grampound, part of which is in. the
parish of Probus, 947 inhabitants. The living is a
rectory, in the archdeaconry of Cornwall, and diocese
of Exeter, rated in the king's books at £13.'6. 8.,. and
in the patronage of Sir Christopher Hawkins. The
church is dedicated to St. Creed. ' There is a small
chapel of ease at Grampound, in a ruinous condition.
The parish is bounded on the west by the river Fal;
and in the neighbourhood are vestiges of two ancient
intrenchments, each enclosing about one acre.