I believe there are actually three St Justs in Cornwall! However I only know two of them. Although it's in East West, rather than West West Cornwall I can't go on without a mention of St Just in Roseland, if only to set the contrast for St Just in Penwith, where we stayed.
The Roseland one is a tiny village on one of the numerous creeks that feeds into the Carrick Roads, the water between Falmouth and St Mawes. It's church is right by the creek and its gardens are well tended. 'Chocolate box' has become unfavourable as a description but a picture of this village might grace a box of the very finest chocolates.
St Just in Penwith is totally different. I can not imagine anybody using it for a chocolate box or even a jigsaw - yet in a different way it can be considered idyllic. I don't know whether it regards itself as a village or a town but it has a number of shops, not a normal village feature in the days of the supermarket. Historically it screams of mines and, indeed, our friend, who was brought up there, remembers far more of them right through the village/town. I'll keep coverage of those still in the area for a tin mining entry later.
However I can't help jumping the gun with the church and saying a bit here. All the churches of the area have a certain amount in common - their basic shape and the granite of which they are constructed. However most have some distinguishing feature, inside or out, worth mentioning. In this church there are two medieval wall paintings, one being 'Christ of the Trades' and the other 'St George and the Dragon.' You can see these as well as other features on http://west-penwith.org.uk/justpic2.htm
