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)
Tremogh, that is, the dwelling or town of hogs, is also held from this
manor, and was likewise formerly the seat of a family of the same
name, from whom it came to the family of Blois of Penryn, in which
name it continued till the year 1703, when Roger and John Blois, two
brothers, sold this barton, which is of considerable value, to John
Worth, Esq. of Penryn, who had for some time before a considerable
mortgage on it.
Mr. Worth hath built on Tremogh a very large house of moorstone
(granite), and hath inclosed a small park for deer. He hath been a
justice of the peace during all the reign of Queen Anne, King George
the First, and King George the Second; and was sheriff of the county
in the tenth year of Queen Anne. His father, Mr. William Worth, of
Penryn, merchant, married Jane, one of the daughters and coheiresses
of Pennalerick, by whom he had, among others, a second son, William
Worth, D.D. now Archdeacon of Worcester.
Mr. John Worth hath been some time a widower by the death of his wife
Bridget, daughter of Francis Trefusis, of Trefusis, Esq. who has left
him only one son, of the same name.
Hantertavas is likewise held of this manor, which signifieth the half
tongue, but why I know not.
THE EDITOR.
Mr. Hals has been singularly unfortunate in his etymology of Tremogh,
which has therefore been omitted. Without all doubt, it means, as Mr.
Tonkin has interpreted, the hog or pig’s town; and the street leading
to Tremogh from Penryn is now called Pig’s Street. The heiress of the
Worth family married an adventurer of the name of Hamilton, who ruined
all his affairs by contested elections and extravagances. Tremogh was
sold about the year 1775; and having passed into the hands of persons
of a nearly similar description, the house remained shut up till the
wood decayed, and the place was disfigured by the sale and removal of
all the trees. The property has, however, at last been secured by a
respectable gentleman, who resides on the spot, has renovated the
house, and commenced planting and other decorations.
The most discriminating feature of this parish and of the immediate
neighbourhood, is the great abundance of granite, not merely in large
blocks, the proper moorstone, but in regular and extensive quarries;
and so great has been the exportation of this most valuable material,
that almost the whole of Waterloo Bridge, and much of the interior of
London Bridge, are constructed of stone carried to the Thames from
Falmouth harbour.
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