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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.