sənt kˈæɹɐntˌɑːkz tʃˈɜːtʃ wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈoːɹmən tˈaɪmz ænd wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli kɹˈuːsɪfˌɔːɹm, bˌʌt wʌz ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌktᵻd ɪnðə fˈoːɹtiːnθ ænd fˈɪftiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz: ɹˌɛstɚɹˈeɪʃən wʌz kˈæɹid ˈaʊt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pˈiəɹɪəd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː baɪ ˈiː. ˈeɪtʃ. sˈɛdɪŋ, hˌuː dˈaɪd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn ænd ɪz bˈɛɹid ɪnðə tʃˈɜːtʃjɑːɹd.
St Carantoc's Church was founded in Norman times and was originally cruciform, but was reconstructed in the 14th and 15th centuries: restoration was carried out during the period 1899–1902 by E. H. Sedding, who died in 1921 and is buried in the churchyard.