Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for RUAN-MAJOR

RUAN-MAJOR, a parish in Helston district, Cornwall; near the coast, 7½ miles S S E of Helston, and 13 Sby W of Penryn r. station. Post-town, Ruan-Minor, under Helston, Cornwall. Acres, 2, 470. Real property, £932. Pop., 141. Houses, 25. The property is divided among a few. An ancient seat of the Eriseys was here. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £191. Patron, P. V. Robinson, Esq. The church istolerable.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Ruan Major CP/AP       Helston RegD/PLU       Cornwall AncC
Place: Ruan Major

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