
Linkinhorne (in
Cornish ''Lanngynhorn'') is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...
and village in southeast
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, United Kingdom. The village itself is situated at and is approximately four miles (6.5 km) northwest of
Callington and seven miles (11 km) south of
Launceston.
[Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 ''Plymouth & Launceston'' ] The parish population at the 2011 census including Downgate was 1,541
Geography
As well as Linkinhorne village, other settlements in the parish include (in alphabetical order)
Bray Shop
Bray Shop ( kw, Shoppa Bre) is a village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, in the civil parish of Linkinhorne, Stoke Climsland and South Hill. It is located on the B3257 approximately three miles north-northwest of Callington.Ordnance ...
, Caradon Town,
Downgate,
Henwood, Ley Mill,
Minions Places
*Minions, Cornwall, a village in the United Kingdom
People
*Frank Minion (born 1929), American jazz and bop singer
* Fred Minion, English professional footballer
*Joseph Minion (born 1957), American film director and screenwriter
*Marcus F ...
,
Plushabridge,
Rilla Mill and
Upton Cross
Upton Cross and Upton are hamlets a quarter of a mile apart in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Upton is situated at north of Upton Cross 5 miles (8 kilometres) northwest of Callington. They are on the northeast side of Caradon Hill on t ...
.
The area is bordered by the
River Inny in the north-east and
Bodmin Moor
Bodmin Moor ( kw, Goon Brenn) is a granite moorland in north-eastern Cornwall, England. It is in size, and dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history. It includes Brown Willy, the highest point in Cornwall, and Rough Tor, ...
to the west. The valley of the
River Lynher
The River Lynher ( kw, Linar) (or St Germans River downstream from its confluence with the Tiddy) flows through east Cornwall, England, and enters the River Tamar at the Hamoaze, which in turn flows into Plymouth Sound.
Navigation
The norma ...
runs through the parish.
History
Linkinhorne parish is within the Deanery and Hundred of
East
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fa ...
and is bounded on the north by
North Hill and
Lezant
Lezant ( kw, Lannsant) is a civil parish and village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Lezant village is about five miles (8 kilometres) south of Launceston. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 751, increasing slightly ...
, on the east by
Stoke Climsland
Stoke Climsland is a village in the valley of the River Tamar, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom within the civil parish of Stokeclimsland. The population of the parish including Luckett at the 2011 census was 1,703. An electoral ward of the s ...
and
South Hill, on the south and west by
St Ive
St Ive ( ; kw, Sen Iv) is a village in the civil parish of St Ive and Pensilva in eastern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is split into four parts: St Ive Church End, St Ive Cross, St Ive Keason and St Ive Parkfield.
In additio ...
and
St Cleer
St Cleer ( kw, Ryskarasek) is a civil parish and village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the southeast flank of Bodmin Moor approximately two miles (3 km) north of Liskeard. The population of the par ...
. The name Linkinhorne means church site (Lann) of Kenhoarn. In the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
of 1086, the manor is referred to as Resleston (town by the ford) (Rillaton).
The parish is largely rural, although west of the B3254 road from Launceston to
Liskeard
Liskeard ( ; kw, Lyskerrys) is a small ancient stannary and market town in south-east Cornwall, South West England. It is situated approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth, west of the Devon border, and 12 miles (20 km) eas ...
, the parish includes part of
Caradon Hill
Caradon Hill ( kw, Bre Garn) is on Bodmin Moor in the former Caradon district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The summit is above mean sea level. Caradon Hill is on the southeastern edge of the moor; it is between the villages of Minions ...
, once an industrialised
mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic ...
area.
The parish church of
St Melor is built of granite and dates from the 15th century. The tower is 120 ft high and the features of the church include a medieval altar slab, a 13th-century font and 15th-century wall paintings. The north aisle and lofty tower are said to have been built at the expense of Henry Trecarrel. The church is a
Grade I listed
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building. Daniel Gumb (d. 1776), a stonemason, lived in a cottage near the
Cheesewring
The Cheesewring ( kw, Keuswask) is a granite tor in Cornwall, United Kingdom, situated on the eastern flank of Bodmin Moor on Stowe's Hill in the parish of Linkinhorne approximately one mile northwest of the village of Minions and four miles ...
; several gravestones in Linkinhorne churchyard were carved by him.
In medieval times there were chapels at Trefrize and Caradon. Arthur Langdon (1896) records a Cornish cross and a cross base at North Coombe; and another cross base at Sturt's Corner. Andrew Langdon (1996) records the cross at Northcoombe (it was set up on a stone in 1908).
Also in the parish are the Holy Well of St Melor; a 15th-century bridge over the Lynher at Plushabridge; and near Minions the
Rillaton round barrow (in which Bronze Age grave goods, including a gold beaker, were discovered in 1837).
The Hurlers
The Hurlers ( Cornish: ''An Hurlysi'') is a group of three stone circles in the civil parish of St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK. The site is half-a-mile (0.8 km) west of the village of Minions on the eastern flank of Bodmin Moor, and ap ...
are a group of three stone circles near Upton Cross.
The manor of
Rillaton
Rillaton ( kw, Reslegh) is a hamlet in the parish of Linkinhorne in Cornwall, England. Nearby is the Bronze Age Rillaton Barrow, round barrow where the Rillaton Gold Cup was found in 1837.
Rillaton was the head manor of the hundred of East Wivel ...
was the head manor of the Hundred of East and one of the 17
Antiqua maneria
The Antiqua maneria (ancient manors), or assessionable manors, were the original 17 manors belonging to the Earldom of Cornwall.
After March 1337 these manors passed to the new Duchy of Cornwall which was created by King Edward III to give fi ...
of 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 ...
.
Notable people
* The wrestler James Gerry (born circa 1858) fought Samuel Rundle (Plymouth) for the championship of Cornwall in 1883. Lasting just over an hour, the match ended in a draw in the 19th round following Rundle tearing leg muscles. Gerry was reported in ''
The Cornishman
''The Cornishman'' is a weekly newspaper based in Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom which was first published on 18 July 1878. Circulation for the first two editions was 4,000. An edition is currently printed every Thursday. In early Fe ...
'' newspaper to have vanquished all the best men in America as well as many men in Cornwall.
*The Church of England priest
Theophilus Wodenote was vicar of Linkinhorne from 1619 to 1651, when he was sequestered from his benefice on account of his adherence to the Royalist cause. He was restored to his vicarage in 1660, and was buried at Linkinhorne on 1 October 1662.
References
External links
Linkinhorne Parish website
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Civil parishes in Cornwall
Holy wells in Cornwall
Villages in Cornwall