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Trenance () is a hamlet adjoining Mawgan Porth 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. Trenance Point is a headland nearby. There are also places called Trenance in the parishes of Mullion, Newquay,
St Issey St Issey () is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom which lies approximately two miles (3 km) south of Padstow. The parish covers an area of approximately . At the 2011 census the parish population was 940. An elec ...
,
St Keverne St Keverne () is a civil parishes in England, civil parish and village on The Lizard in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. In addition to the parish, an electoral ward exists called ''St Keverne and Meneage''. This stretches to the western Liz ...
and
St Wenn St Wenn () is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated west of Bodmin and east of Newquay. The parish population at the 2011 census was 369. Other settlements in the parish include Rosenannon, ...
. The meaning of Trenance is "valley farm". The manor of Trenance in St Keverne was recorded 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 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...
(1086) when it was held by Algar 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 ...
. There was one hide of land and land for 6 ploughs. There were 2 ploughs, 6 serfs, 2 villeins, 9 smallholders, 100 acres of pasture, 2 cattle, and 37 sheep. The value of the manor was 15 shillings, though it had formerly been worth 2 pounds (40 shillings).Thorn, C. et al., ed. (1979) ''Cornwall'' Chichester: Phillimore; entry 5,15,1


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