In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described St Mellion like this:
MELLION (ST.), a village and a parish in St. Germans district, Cornwall. The village stands 2 miles W of the river Tamar at the boundary with Devon, 3 SSE of Callington, and 5¾ NW of Saltash r. station; and has a post office, designated St. Mellion, Cornwall. The parish comprises 2,985 acres. ...
Real property, £1,775. Pop., 299. Houses, 64. The property is divided among a few. Newton House belonged to the Ferrers; passed to the Corytons and the Hallyans; and belongs now to E. Collins, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £232.* Patron, A. Coryton, Esq. The church is later English; was restored in 1862, at a cost of more than £1,000; and contains some curious effigies and armours of the Corytons of the 15th century.
St Mellion through time
St Mellion is now part of Caradon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Caradon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about St Mellion itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of St Mellion, in Caradon and Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2610
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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