In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Warbstow like this:
WARBSTOW, a parish in Launceston district, Cornwall; 8½ miles WNW of Launceston r. station. Post town, Camelford. Acres, 4,104. Real property, £2,153. Pop., 419. Houses, 82. W. barrow is a large ancient fortification; and has, in its centre, a mound locally called King Arthur's grave. The living is a vicarage, annexed to Treneglos. There are two dissenting chapels and a national school.
Warbstow through time
Warbstow is now part of North Cornwall district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Cornwall has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Warbstow itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Warbstow in North Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2906
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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