Our Place (C of E) is Holy Trinity (but not Brompton!). A rather common name, and I am somewhat envious of the nearby parish named for St Quiricus & St Juliett - I believe there are only three such dedications, all in the west country.
There's one with that unusual dedication but in their case SSt Quiricus and Julietta, at Tickenham, near Clevedon.
According to their website, Quiricus was Julietta's three year old child.
Nice tangential titbit. Eleanor Glanville, who first identified the Glanville Fritillary as a separate species of butterfly, lived much of her life in the house adjoining. Her husband and later her oldest son contested her will, eventually successfully, on the grounds that being interested in butterflies was proof of insanity.
The Welsh village of Capel Currig, gateway to Eryri (Snowdonia) is thought to be named for St Quiricus, the name meaning Quiricus' chapel. It's known for having the highest recorded annual rainfall in the UK.
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The Welsh village of Capel Currig, gateway to Eryri (Snowdonia) is thought to be named for St Quiricus, the name meaning Quiricus' chapel. It's known for having the highest recorded annual rainfall in the UK.