In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pentewan like this:
PENTEWAN, a sea-port village in Mevagissey parish, Cornwall; 4 miles S by E of St. Austell r. station. It has a post-office under St. Austell, and a harbour; it was formerly noted for its stream-works; and it gives nameto an excellent building-stone, quarried in a fine-grained elvan. The property around it belonged formerly to the Pentires, the Darts, the Robertses, and others; and passed to the Tremaynes.
Additional information about this locality is available for St Austell
Pentewan through time
Pentewan is now part of Restormel district. Click here for graphs and data of how Restormel has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pentewan itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pentewan, in Restormel and Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24497
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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