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.
CURY, a parish in Helston district, Cornwall; on the coast, 4¾ miles S by E of Helston, and 11½ SSE of Gwinear-Road r. station. It has a post office under Helston, Cornwall, and fairs on 3 Feb. and 3 Aug. Acres, 2, 845; of which 75 are water. Real property, £2, 719. Pop., 517. Houses, 116. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged to the Bochyms, the Mohuns, the Bellots, and others. The rocks include serpentine. Roman coins have been found. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Gunwalloe, in the diocese of Exeter. Value and patron, not reported. The church has Norman parts, but is not good. There are chapels for Wesleyans and the Wesleyan Association.
(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: | Cury Ch/CP Helston RegD/PLU Cornwall AncC |
| Place: | Cury |
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