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Trelawny (electoral Division)
Trelawny ( Cornish: ) was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2013 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being split into four new divisions: Lostwithiel and Lanreath; Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos and Lanteglos; Liskeard South and Dobwalls; and Looe East and Deviock. Councillors Extent Trelawny represented the villages of Lanreath, Pelynt, Duloe, Sandplace, Widegates, Hessenford, Seaton and Downderry, and the hamlets of Muchlarnick, Trelawne, Churchbridge, Tredinnick, Tregarland, Morval, Torwell, Wringworthy, Trelowia, Deviock and Narkurs. The village of Herodsfoot was shared with the Menheniot division and the hamlet of No Man's Land No man's land is waste or unowned land or an uninhabited or desolate area that may be under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied out of fear or uncertainty. The term was originally used to define a contested t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornwall Council
Cornwall Council ( kw, Konsel Kernow) is the unitary authority for Cornwall in the United Kingdom, not including the Isles of Scilly, which has its own unitary council. The council, and its predecessor Cornwall County Council, has a tradition of large groups of independent councillors, having been controlled by independents in the 1970s and 1980s. Since the 2021 elections, it has been under the control of the Conservative Party. Cornwall Council provides a wide range of services to the approximately half a million people who live in Cornwall. In 2014 it had an annual budget of more than £1 billion and was the biggest employer in Cornwall with a staff of 12,429 salaried workers. It is responsible for services including: schools, social services, rubbish collection, roads, planning and more. History Establishment of the unitary authority On 5 December 2007, the Government confirmed that Cornwall was one of five councils that would move to unitary status. This was enacted b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelynt
Pelynt ( kw, Pluwnennys, Pluwnonna) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth and four miles (6.5 km) west-northwest of Looe. Pelynt had a population of around 1,124 at the 2001 census which increased to 1,296 at the 2011 census. In addition, an electoral ward with the same name exists but extends towards Widegates avoiding Looe at all times. The population in 2011 for this ward was 4,453. History The name Pelynt derives from the Cornish ''pluw'' (parish) and the name of Saint Non, the mother of St David. The manor of Pelynt is mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086) when it was valued much higher than Looe; it was held by Algar from Robert, Count of Mortain. There was half a hide of land and land for 8 ploughs. There were three and a half ploughs, 6 serfs, 4 villeins, 12 smallholders, 30 acres of woodland, 40 acres of pasture, 2 cattle, 14 pigs and 37 sheep. The value of the manor was £1 sterling t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trelowia
Trelowia is a hamlet southeast of Widegates, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Trelowia is in the parish of St Martin by Looe and the manor belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall The Duchy of Cornwall ( kw, Duketh Kernow) is one of two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Lancaster. The eldest son of the reigning British monarch obtains possession of the duchy and the title of 'Duke of Cornwall' at ....C. E. Welch "A survey of some Duchy manors" ''Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries'', 1964 Vol. 29, pp. 276-277 References Hamlets in Cornwall {{Cornwall-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wringworthy
Wringworthy is a hamlet in Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ..., England, United Kingdom. It is in the parish of Morval on the A387 road.Ordnance Survey ''One-inch Map of Great Britain; Bodmin and Launceston, sheet 186''. 1961. References Hamlets in Cornwall {{Caradon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morval, Cornwall
Morval ( kw, Morval) is a rural civil parish, hamlet and historic manor in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. The hamlet is approximately two miles (3 km) north of Looe and five miles (8 km) south of Liskeard. Morval parish is in the Liskeard Registration District and the population in the 2001 census was 616, which increased to 711 at the 2011 census. The meaning of the name Morval is unknown. To the north the parish is bounded by the parishes of Dobwalls and Trewidland and Menheniot, to the east by St Germans, to the south by St Martin-by-Looe and to the west by Duloe. St Wenna's Church The 13th-century parish church, dedicated to St Wenna, is situated in a secluded location at in Morval hamlet. It was probably built in the 13th century with transepts and a north aisle added in the 15th century. The west tower is built of slate. A monument survives to Walter (or William?) Coode (died 1637) and his family. Two early pieces of communion plate survive comprisin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tregarland
Tregarland is a hamlet in the parish of Morval, Cornwall, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ....Ordnance Survey ''One-inch Map of Great Britain; Bodmin and Launceston, sheet 186''. 1961 See also * Tregarlandbridge References Hamlets in Cornwall {{Cornwall-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churchbridge, Cornwall
Churchbridge is a hamlet in Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlan ..., England. It is a mile west of Duloe, and is situated on the West Looe River. Both banks of the river are wooded, and to the north of the bridge is a disused quarry and Tremadart Mills, marked as a corn mill on the 1882 map.Ordnance Survey, 1:2,500 map, 1882, availablhere References Hamlets in Cornwall {{Cornwall-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trelawne
Trelawne ( kw, Trevelowen, meaning ''elm-tree homestead'') is an historic manor in the parish of Pelynt in Cornwall, England, situated west of Plymouth, Devon and west-northwest of Looe, Cornwall. It was long the seat of the Trelawny family, later Trelawny baronets, one of the most eminent of Cornish gentry families, much of whose political power derived from their control of the pocket borough of nearby East Looe. The surviving grade II* listed manor house known as ''Trelawne House'' is today used for holiday accommodation and entertainment, under the name "Trelawne Manor Holiday Park". Trelawne manor Trelawne manor dates back to Norman times when it was held by Rainald de Vautort. It later passed in turn to the Cardinans, the Chapernouns and the Bonvilles. In 1554 the estate was confiscated from Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, the father of Lady Jane Grey and sold in 1600 to Sir Jonathan Trelawny, whose family had originated at Trelawny in Altarnun. It then passed down in the Trel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muchlarnick
Muchlarnick ( kw, Lannergh Meur, meaning ''great woodland clearing'') is a hamlet in Cornwall, England. It is about two miles east of Lanreath in the civil parish of Pelynt Pelynt ( kw, Pluwnennys, Pluwnonna) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth and four miles (6.5 km) west-northwest of Looe. Pelynt had a population of around 1,124 .... Explore Britain See also * Trefanny HillReferences Hamlets in Cornwall {{Cornwall-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downderry
Downderry ( kw, Downderri) is a coastal village in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated west of Plymouth and one mile east of Seaton. Downderry has a long beach of light shingle. There is road access down to the beach via a slipway although this is blocked by a locked gate, pedestrian access is still possible. Dogs are allowed on the beach. The east beach has a reputation as a nudist beach. The village and beach offer views of Looe Island to the west and Rame Head to the east and on clear days sight of the Eddystone Lighthouse to the south. The village has a Church of England church, a Methodist chapel, a shop with a post office, a pub, a restaurant, a coffee shop and a primary school. The Church of St Nicolas Downderry began as a mission church to service the growing population of the village. The building dates from the late 19th century. Points of interest Bass rock Approximately east of the village center is a rocky outcrop known locally as "B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seaton, Cornwall
Seaton ( kw, Sethyn, meaning ''little arrow after the river)'' is a village on the south coast of Cornwall, England, at the mouth of the River Seaton 3.8 miles (6.1 km) east of Looe and ten miles (16 km) west of Plymouth.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 ''Plymouth & Launceston'' The village is in the civil parish of Deviock.Cornwall Council online mapping Retrieved June 2010 The village stretches inland along the River Seaton valley. It has two pubs, a beach café, and some shops. Seaton beach is mostly shingle and stretches from the river to the village of Downderry a mile to the east. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hessenford
Hessenford ( kw, Rys an Gwraghes) is a small village in south-east Cornwall, United Kingdom, four miles west of St Germans on the A387 Polbathic to Polperro road.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 ''Plymouth & Launceston'' The village had a population of 170 at the 2001 census. It is in the civil parish of Deviock. The river Seaton runs through the village and a mill was recorded here in 1286; the last mill closing in the mid-20th century. Hessenford is part of the united parishes of St Germans, Hessenford, Downderry and Tideford. St Anne's Church was built in 1832 as a chapel of ease in the parish of St Germans to serve the growing population of the village. It was built by local subscription, local labour and materials, and was dedicated on 26 September 1833, the perpetual curate being appointed by the vicar of Saint Germans. Hessenford became a parish in its own right by "Order in Council" in 1852 and in 1855 and 1871 the church was rebuilt in early English st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
