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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
MINVER (ST.), a parish in Bodmin district, Cornwall; on the coast, 3½ miles NW by N of Wadebridge, and 12½ N W of Bodmin-Road r. station. It is cut into two divisions, Highlands and Lowlands. Post town, Wadebridge, Cornwall. Acres, 8,683; of which 1,105 are water. Real property, £8,278. Pop. of the H. div., in 1851,757; in 1861,626. Houses, 117. The decrease of pop. arose from the discontinuance of mining operations, and from emigration. Pop. of the L. div., in 1851,468; in 1861,485. Houses, 116. The manor was known, at Domesday, as Rosminver; and belonged to Bodmin priory. St. Minver House, Trevelvir, and Trewornon are chief residences. A creek comes up the SE boundary, and has a quay for the shipment of corn. A copper mine was formerly worked. The living is a vi= carage in the diocese of Exeter. Value and patron, not reported.* The church stands in the H. div; and has a tower, with a lofty spire. Two chapels of ease, called St. Michael's and St. Enodoc's, are in the L. div. There are chapels for Quakers and Wesleyans, and charities, £22.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | St Minver CP/AP Bodmin RegD/PLU Cornwall AncC |
| Place names: | MINVER ST | ROSMINVER | ST MINVER |
| Place: | St Minver |
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