In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Philleigh like this:
PHILLEIGH, or Filley, a parish in Truro district, Cornwall; on the river Fal, 5 miles S S E of Truro r. station. Post-town, Grampound, Cornwall. Acres, 2, 392; of which 15 are water. Real property, £2, 475. Pop., 363. Houses, 69. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £350.* Patron, the Rev. W. Fookes. The church wasreported in 1859 as bad.
Philleigh through time
Philleigh is now part of Carrick district. Click here for graphs and data of how Carrick has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Philleigh itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Philleigh, in Carrick and Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2607
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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