Tregony (), sometimes in the past Tregoney, is a village and former

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, now in the parish of

Tregony with Cuby Tregony (), sometimes in the past Tregoney, is a village and former civil parishes in England, civil parish, now in the parish of Tregony with Cuby, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies on the River Fal. In the village there is a post o ...

, in

Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...

, England, United Kingdom. It lies on the

River Fal The River Fal () flows through Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordere ...

. In the village there is a post office (now closed and located in the shop), The Kings Arms Pub, shop, a sports and social club and two churches. Tregony has bus links to the nearest city,

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. Cornelly parish was united with Tregony in 1934. On 1 April 2021 the parish was abolished and merged with Cuby to form "Tregony with Cuby". Tregony was once a port, but clay mining upriver in St Austell has caused the river to become silted over. The population was 768 in 2011 with nearly 15% claiming Cornish identity.

History

The manor of Tregony was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) when it was held by Frawin from

Robert, Count of Mortain Robert, Count of Mortain, first Earl of Cornwall of 2nd creation (–) was a Norman nobleman and the half-brother (on their mother's side) of King William the Conqueror. He was one of the very few proven companions of William the Conqueror at t ...

. Its earliest known spelling was Trefhrigoni, in 1049. There was 1 hide of land and land for 5 ploughs. There were 2 ploughs, 5 serfs, 3 villeins, 6 smallholders, 12 acres of woodland, 100 acres of pasture, 3 cattle, 40 sheep and 20 goats. The value of the manor was 15 shillings though it had formerly been worth 25 shillings. Tregony used to be considered a town, and the rotten borough of Tregony elected two members to the

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, until the

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abolished its representation as a

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. At that time the parishes of Tregony and Cuby were united. The arms of the borough of Tregony were A pomegranate Or slipped and leaved Vert. Tregony was the birthplace of the

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churchman

Archer Thompson Gurney Archer Thompson Gurney (1820–1887) was a Church of England clergyman and hymnodist. Life Archer Gurney was born at Tregony in Cornwall on 15 July 1820. His father, Richard Gurney, was vice-warden of the stannaries of Devon. Archer Thompson Gur ...

. The

Trewarthenick Estate The Trewarthenick Estate is a Grade II listed manor house and estate located in the hamlet of Trewarthenick near Tregony in Cornwall, England. The house was originally built in around 1686 and has seen considerable alterations over the years. His ...

in the hamlet of

Trewarthenick Trewarthenick () is a hamlet in the civil parish of Tregony in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.Ordnance Survey ''One-inch Map of Great Britain; Truro and Falmouth, sheet 190''. 1961 Trewarthenick lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding N ...

in Cornelly parish, was the birthplace of

William Gregor William Gregor (25 December 1761 – 11 June 1817) was a British clergyman and mineralogist who discovered the elemental metal Titanium. Early years He was born at the Trewarthenick Estate in Cornwall, the son of Francis Gregor and Mary C ...

, a geologist-clergyman who discovered

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. Captain

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RN, who took part in the

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retired to Tregony and died there.

Churches and schools

The Church of St James at Tregony was founded in the 11th century but in the early 16th century it was abandoned as it had been submerged by the tidal river. (This was caused by the building of Tregony Bridge ca. 1300 which led to the accumulation of alluvial deposits on the riverbed.) The church valuables were removed to Cuby Church sometime between 1530 and 1553: for many years thereafter the building was quarried for stone and no remains were to be seen by the early 20th century. The church had been founded by the Norman family of Pomeroy whose castle stood here: nearby there were also in mediaeval times a priory and a chapel of St Anne. There are no remains of any of these buildings either. Since the parish lost its church, the parishioners have used Cuby Church instead. The other active church in Tregony is one of the few remaining independent Congregational churches—those that did not become part of the United Reformed Church. The former

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Church still has a small wooden sign on it but is now a private home. It has a primary school in Back Lane. The area's secondary school, The Roseland Academy (built in 1962), is just over the Parish of Tregony boundary. It has also achieved specialist school status in Music with English and IT. The almshouses were built in 1696 and rebuilt in 1895.

Cornelly church

The parish of Cornelly near Tregony has a church but no village: it is now grouped with Tregony and Cuby. Cornelly church is dedicated to St Cornelius and was built in the 13th century: the upper part of the tower, the south porch and the windows of the south wall are 15th century additions. The font is probably 16th century but of very crudely carved granite; the pulpit is painted with coats of arms; a monument to Jane Reeves, 1783, has an excellent portrait bust of her.Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall'', 2nd ed. Penguin Books; p. 56

Cornish wrestling

Cornish wrestling Cornish wrestling () is a form of wrestling that has been established in Cornwall for many centuries and possibly longer. It is similar to the Breton people, Breton Gouren wrestling style. It is colloquially known as "wrasslin’"Phillipps, K C: ...

tournaments we held throughout the 1800s and 1900s in a field adjoining the King's Arms.Royal Cornwall Gazette, 3 October 1807.St. Austell Star, 18 July 1901.Cornish Post and Mining News, 9 October 1926.

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