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St. Teath Cornwall Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

TEATH, ST., a parish, in the union of Camelford, hundred of Trigg, E. division of Cornwall, 3 miles (S. W. by W.) from Camelford; containing 1719 inhabitants. The parish is bounded on the west by the Bristol Channel, and intersected by the great road running to the north; it comprises by computation 4842 acres, whereof 220 are common or waste, and there are two very large slate-quarries, of which that of Delabole is of great extent and value.

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Temple Cornwall Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

TEMPLE, a parish, in the union of Bodmin, hundred of Trigg, E. division of Cornwall, 6 ¼ miles (N. E. by E.) from Bodmin ; containing 37 inhabitants. It comprises 843 acres, of which 204 are common or waste. The extensive moors between Bodmin and Launceston take their name from this parish, in which they are partly situated. The living is a donative, in the patronage of Sir B. Wrey, Bart.; net income, £21. The church is quite dilapidated.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

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North Tamerton Cornwall Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

TAMERTON, NORTH (St. Denis), a parish, in the union of Holsworthy, hundred of Stratton, E. division of Cornwall, 5 miles (S. S. W.) from Holsworthy; containing 589 inhabitants. The parish comprises 4775 acres, of which 450 are common or waste; the surface is in general hilly; the soil, though various, is for the most part a poor clayey earth. The river Tamar and the Bude canal run through the parish, parallel with each other, from north to south. The living is a donative curacy; net income, £230; patrons, R. P. Coffin, Esq., and the Heirs of the late Colonel I’Ans : the glebe contains about 20, acres. There is a dilapidated chapel at Hornacot.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

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Nancledry Cornwall Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

NANCLEDRY, a place in the SW of Cornwall; 3 ¼ miles NW of Marazion.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

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Nakeris Cornwall Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

NAKERIS, a place in the centre of Cornwall; 4 ¼ miles NW of Grampound.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

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Mylor Cornwall Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

MYLOR, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Falmouth district, Cornwall. The village stands on a branch of Falmouth harbour, 2 miles by water ENE of Falmouth, and 3 E of Penrhyn r. station; and has a post-office under Falmouth. The parish contains also the village of Mylor-Bridge, at the head of Mylor creek, the village of Flushing, on Falmouth harbour proper, directly opposite Falmouth, and part of Perran-Wharf. Acres, 5,002; of which 1,440 are water. Real property, £6,565. Pop., 2,213. Houses, 479. The property is divided among a few; but the greater portion belongs to Lords Clinton and Saye. Trefusis House belonged formerly to the Trefusis family, belongs now to Lord Clinton, and is tenanted by a farmer. Carclew belonged formerly to the Bonithons, and is now the seat of Sir Charles Lemon, Bart. Trefusis Point separates two divisions of Falmouth harbour; is crowned with trees, embosoming Trefusis House; and presents a fine appearance as seen from Falmouth. The transport ship “Queen,” laden with invalids from the Spanish peninsula, was wrecked on this point in 1814; when so many as 195 persons perished, and the bodies of 140 were buried in the churchyards of Mylor, Budock, and Gluvias.

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