Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for JUST-IN-ROSELAND (ST.)

JUST-IN-ROSELAND (ST.), a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Truro district, Cornwall. The village stands on St. Just creek, on the E side of Falmouth harbour, 3 ½ miles by water NE of Falmouth r. station, and 7 SSE of Truro; and has a post office, of the name of St Just Lane, under Grampound, Cornwall. The parish contains also the town castle of St. Mawes. Acres 4, 192; of which 1590 are water. Real property £4, 190 Pop., 1546. Houses, 337. Part of the land belonged to St. Anthony's priory. St. Just creek has, at its mouth, the old Lazaretto station of Falmouth harbour; and includes St. Just's Pool, where vessels used to perform quarantine. Traces of an old circular fort are on


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village, a parish, and a sub-district"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: St Just in Roseland AP/CP       Truro RegD/PLU       Cornwall AncC
Place names: JUST IN ROSELAND ST     |     ST JUST IN ROSELAND
Place: St Just in Roseland

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