Joly (1918–2000), inventor, author and Desert Rat Army veteran. John Kennall, Rector of St Columb, Cornish scholar Stephen Robert Nockolds, FRS, geochemist, petrologist and winner of the Murchison Medal. James Paynter, a leader of the Jacobite uprising in Cornwall of 1715 who declared the Old Pretender in St Columb town square. James Polkinghorne Champion Cornish wrestler. Matthew Smith (1879–1959), artist/painter, lived here in the autumn and winter of 1920 Ernest Smythe (1904–1975), cricketer and Indian Army officer, who lived in the town in his later years, where he died in 1975. John Nichols Thom, the Cornish self-declared Messiah who commanded one force in the last battle to be fought on English soil. Dick Twinney, illustrator and wildlife artist. Vivian family, for over three centuries owners of Trewan Hall St Columb Town crest The town crest consists of a hand holding a silver hurling ball with the motto "Town and Country do your best". The design originally appeared on medals awarded to winners of the hurling game and were first awarded in the 1930s. Later the design was adopted by the town council as a symbol of civic pride. The emblem appears on the mayoral chains and it is used on the uniform of St Columb School. Roadsigns at each end of the town also bear the design. Education St Columb Major is served, at primary level, by St Columb Major ACE Academy - part of the Atlantic Centre of Excellence Multi Academy Trust. Amenities, large employers and tourist attractions Main employers Pall Corporation – Filtration and separation technology. Currently employs 300 people at St Columb. Mole Valley Farmers – agricultural supplies and equipment. (Opened 1986) St Austell Breweries has a distribution centre here (opened 2009). Western Flat Roofing Co. Nearby tourist attractions Cornish Birds of Prey Centre Camel Creek Adventure Park Screech owl sanctuary Springfields Fun Park Retallick Resort and Spa See also Cornish hurling, twice yearly hurling match within the town POW Camp 115, Whitecross, St. Columb Major Bulldog Class locomotive was named St. Columb List of topics related to Cornwall St. Columb Road Notes References External links St Columb community web site Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for St Columb Major Towns in Cornwall Civil parishes in Cornwall Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall