St Nonna's Church, Altarnun St Nonna's Church, Altarnun The Church of St Nonna also known as the "Cathedral of the Moor" is the second largest church on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, located in the village of Altarnun (meaning: "altar of Nonn"). The dedication is to Saint Non or Nonna, who was the mother of St David. The church is mentioned in Daphne du Maurier's "Jamaica Inn"; it is the church in which the evil vicar of Altarnun depicts himself in a painting as a wolf while the members of his congregation have the heads of sheep. The church is an active Anglican parish church in
Oriel Malet close friend of the author Daphne du Maurier. Their friendship is documented in the book "Letters from Menabilly: Portrait of a Friendship" (1994), a collection of du Maurier's letters to Malet over the course of 30 years, with accompanying commentary by Malet. Oriel Malet Lady Auriel Rosemary Malet Vaughan (20 January 1923 – 14 October 2014) was a Welsh-born author of literary fiction and biographies, who wrote under the name of Oriel Malet. Among her works is a fictionalized biography of the Scottish child poet and writer Marjory Fleming and a volume charting her 30-year friendship with Daphne Du Maurier.