The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 3 (of 4)
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The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 3 (of 4)
Cornwall (England : County) -- History; Geology -- England -- Cornwall (County)
Next to Lambourne, and within the manor, which extends itself over
several parishes, (Treluddro in Newlyn being held from it) is a great
village called Callestock Veor, or the Great Callestock, to
distinguish it from another in this parish, which is by interpretation
hard broad oak, (though stock properly signifies the stem or stock of
a tree,) which formerly grew here in great abundance, though there are
now but few remaining. Here lately lived a younger branch of the
Tebbots, vulgo Tippets, of St. Wen; the last of which, John Tippet,
had an estate of £100 per annum, partly fee, partly lease, which he
chiefly spent in law, and was in his old age, more than 90, maintained
by the parish: he died about 1712. As likewise, as appears by the
confirmed rate 1612, one Mr. Torr; but I can at present say no more of
him for want of better information.
There are in the commons of this village some remaining intrenchments,
but not worthy of notice. But at a place, also within this manor,
about three quarters of a mile from it, called _Tresawsen_, alias
_Bosawsen_, i. e. the English town or dwelling, on the top of the hill
to the south of the village, is a double Danish intrenchment, of which
the outer one has been almost filled up by often ploughing, but the
inner one is very entire, and they both contain about an acre of land.
It hath no particular name that I know of, but is within sight of
Castle Caer Dane, from which it is distant about two miles. And from
this you see another in St. Allen, about the same distance from this;
vide St. Allen. [Tresawen, alias Bosawsen, from Tre and Boss (C.) a
house, and Saisson, Saxon, or English, is evidently from its name, not
Danish, but Saxon. It is a Saxon fort, constructed on the reduction of
the West of Cornwall by Athelstan, and maintained as a bridle and a
curb upon the natives; and it seems to mark the advance of the Saxon
arms from Camelford, where Egbert gained his great victory over the
Cornish, to St. Burien’s, from which Athelstan probably embarked for,
and at which he certainly landed on his return from reducing the
Scilly Isles.]
Having taken notice of the most remarkable things in this manor (for I
have spoken of the three barrows and four barrows in Kenwin, only I
forgot to mention, that in the middle of Callestock stood a chapel, of
which the very ruins are now scarce visible; and that in Caerkief,
near the highway to Mitchell, is a fair arched well called Fenton
Berran, i. e. St. Piran’s Well,) I come next to
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