lawyer, politician and judge. Local government For the purposes of local government Towednack is a civil parish electing a parish council every four years. The principal local authority in this area is Cornwall Council. Folklore A story told by the Rev. W. S. Lach-Szyrma, to a group of antiquarians from the Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society, was the legend of the tower: ... the tower was never completed as during the night the 'Evil One' would knock down what the men had built the previous day. This went on for some time until the men gave up and the tower remains as it is today (1882). Similar legends also refer to nearby Lelant church and Brent Tor on Dartmoor. Popular media In 1975 the church was the scene for the marriage and burial services in Poldark, a BBC series based on the novels of Winston Graham. It was also used as a location in the 1979 BBC series Penmarric. References External links Church of St Towennac Towednack page at West Penwith Resources Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Towednack Bronze Age sites in Cornwall Civil parishes in Cornwall Gold objects Hamlets in Cornwall