The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 2 (of 4) — John Shaqi
The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 2 (of 4)
History
The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 2 (of 4)
Cornwall (England : County) -- History; Geology -- England -- Cornwall (County)
Killiganeen was sold after Mr. Hussey’s decease, and passed into the
hands of Mr. Dagge. Two brothers of that name went to London from
Bodmin to seek their fortunes. One became the manager of Covent Garden
Theatre; the other pursued the law, to which both were probably
educated, and ultimately retired to this place. It has since become
the property of Admiral Spry, who improved and enlarged the house and
the plantations; and it belongs at this time to his son, Samuel Thomas
Spry, Esq. M.P. for Bodmin.
A coarse part of this parish remained uninclosed till within a few
years, and was known by the name of Feock Downs. The surface appeared
to be more smooth and even than any other piece of open ground in the
west of Cornwall; consequently, when local political dissensions were
at a great height, about sixty years ago, this place was selected by
one party for establishing races, in rivalship of others conducted by
their opponents at Bodmin. These races fell, however, with the
temporary feeling which gave them birth, and the ground is now
inclosed.
A small village in this parish is distinguished by the name of
“Come-to-Good;” a name probably given to it at first in ridicule,
because there was established the earliest Quakers’ meeting in that
part of Cornwall. And, for some reason now quite forgotten, the first
Sunday in August became designated all over that populous mining
district as “Come-to-Good Sunday,” when several thousand persons
continued to assemble, till the very prudent Society to whom the house
belongs, adopted the expedient of discontinuing their meeting on that
particular day.
This parish measures 2,580 statute acres.
Annual value of the Real Property, as £. _s._ _d._
returned to Parliament in 1815 2871 0 0
Poor Rate in 1831 457 19 0
Population, { in 1801, | in 1811, | in 1821, | in 1831,
{ 696 | 968 | 1093 | 1210
giving an increase of 74 per cent. in 30 years.
GEOLOGY.
Dr. Boase remarks on this parish, that the rocks are similar to those
of Falmouth.
FOWEY, FOY, or FOYS.
HALS.
Is situate in the hundred of Powdre, and hath upon the north Glant,
east the haven or harbour of Fowey, south the British Channel. For the
name, it is taken from foys-fenton, i. e. the walled well or spring of
water, rising about Alternun, St. Cleather, or Temple Moors.
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