A vision of Britain through time
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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.
TYWARDREATH, a village and a parish in St. Austell district, Cornwall. The village stands on a bay of its own name, near Par r. station, 5 miles E by N of St. Austell; is a seat of petty-sessions; and has a post-office under Par Station, and a cattle fair on 10 June. The parish includes part of Par chapelry, and comprises 3,252 acres. Real property, £12,942; of which £5,941 are in mines, and £40 in railways. Pop., 3,379. Houses, 668. The property is divided among a few. Menabilly House is the seat of W. Rashleigh, Esq. A Benedictine priory, a cell to Angiers abbey in France, was founded here in 1169 by W. de Cardinham; and was given to the Seymours. A three-ditched camp is at Castle-Dore. Roman coins have been found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £135.* Patron, W. Rashleigh, Esq. The church is good; and there are a chapel of ease, two Methodist chapels, and a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Tywardreath CP/AP St Austell RegD/PLU Cornwall AncC |
| Place: | Tywardreath |
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