The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 2 (of 4)
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The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 2 (of 4)
Cornwall (England : County) -- History; Geology -- England -- Cornwall (County)
It has in more recent times belonged to the families of Roberts and
Treville. It became divided by coheiresses of the latter between
Trelawny and Cross; and the latter half has passed to the family of
Lethbridge in Somersetshire. The manor of Treyer is also stated by Mr.
Lysons to have been the joint property of Rashleigh and Glynn; but in
consequence of an exchange to be now Mr. Glynn’s solely; and that
Trewen, a seat of the Dandys, and Trecan, a seat of the Lowers, are
now farm-houses.
Lanreath measures 4358 statute acres.
Annual value of the Real Property, as £. _s._ _d._
returned to Parliament in 1815 3110 0 0
Poor Rate in 1831 485 8 0
Population, {in 1801, | in 1811, | in 1821, | in 1831,
{ 478 | 548 | 629 | 651
giving an increase of 36 per cent. in 30 years.
Present Rector, the Rev. Stephen Puddicombe, presented
by John Buller, Esq. in 1827.
GEOLOGY, BY DR. BOASE.
This parish is entirely situated within the calcareous series; its
rocks are similar to those of Boconnock and Duloe.
[10] Mr. Grills dying in 1735, has been succeeded by Mr.
Heal Trelawney, on the presentation of Mr. Butler.
The parish is printed Laurayton in the Taxatio Ecclesiastica
Papæ Nicholai; but the u and n may have been easily mistaken
in the manuscript.
It is rated in the Taxation 6_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._ Decimæ 12_s._
8_d._
[11] Carew says, p. 125 of Lord Dunstanville’s edition,
Richard de Seriseaux ten 3 parv. feod. de Mort. in
Lanrethan, Kilgather, et Lansalwys. THE EDITOR.
LANSALLOS.
HALS.
The manuscript relating to this parish is lost.
TONKIN.
Lansallos is in the hundred of West, and hath to the west Lanteglos
juxta Fowey, to the north and east Pelynt and Tallant, to the south
the English Channel.
This church is a rectory, valued in the King’s book at 18_l._ The
patronage in Thomas Long, Esq. as heir to the Speccots. The incumbent
Cummin.[12] The church was valued for Pope Nicholas in 1291 at 5_l._
6_s._ 8_d._ and the tenths 10_s._ 8_d._ under the name of Lansalewys,
having never been appropriated.
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