A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
MICHAEL-CARHAYES, a parish in St. Austell district, Cornwall; on Veryan bay, 3 miles SE by E of Tregony, and 6 S by E of Grampound-Road r. station. Post town, St. Austell. Acres, 870. Real property, £994. Pop., 173. Houses, 34. All the property, except the glebe, belongs to J. M. Williams, Esq. The mansion of the Trevanion s once stood here; and a castellated Gothic building, by the architect of Buckingham palace, now occupies its site; and has, in the wall of its entrance gallery, a stone sculptured with the royal arms, supposed to be of the time of one of the Edwards. The living is a rectory and a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £180. * Patron, the Hon. G. M. Fortescue. The church has a castellated tower; contains old helmets, swords, and gauntlets of the Trevanion family, including a sword wielded by Sir Hugh Trevanion at Bosworth field; and was recently restored.
(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 Austell RegD/PLU Cornwall AncC |
| Place: | St Michael Carhays |
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