Trewint is a hamlet in the
civil parish of
Altarnun, east
Cornwall, England,
UK. Trewint is on the
A30 main road west of the village of Altarnun. Trewint Downs, part of
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, a s ...
, are further
west.
The
manor
Manor may refer to:
Land ownership
*Manorialism or "manor system", the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of medieval Europe, notably England
*Lord of the manor, the owner of an agreed area of land (or "manor") under manorialism
*Man ...
of Trewint was recorded in the
Domesday Book (1086) when it was held by Roger from
Mortain. There was 1
virgate of land and land for 1
plough
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. There were 1 plough, 1
serf
Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism, and similar systems. It was a condition of debt bondage and indentured servitude with similarities to and differences from slavery, which developed ...
, 4 smallholders, 2
acre
The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial
Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism.
Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:
Places
United States
* Imperial, California
* Imperial, Missouri
* Imp ...
s of pasture and 10
sheep. The value of the manor was 5
shilling
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s though it had formerly been worth 10 shillings.
John Wesley
John Wesley (; 2 March 1791) was an English people, English cleric, Christian theology, theologian, and Evangelism, evangelist who was a leader of a Christian revival, revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The soci ...
often visited Trewint, lodging in Digory Isbell's home which is now a
museum of Wesley and
Methodism.
Trewint is also the name of places in the parishes of
Blisland
Blisland ( kw, Blyslann) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately five miles northeast of Bodmin. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 565. This had increased to 608 at the ...
and
Poundstock. The meaning of Trewint is "windy farm", though Trewint, Blisland (Tyrwynt) means "windy land".
[ Weatherhill, Craig (2009). ''A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names''. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype. ; p. 80]
File:Trewint - geograph.org.uk - 705517.jpg , Trewint
File:The Old Brewery, Trewint - geograph.org.uk - 983613.jpg, File:The Old Brewery, Trewint
File:A30 near Trewint - geograph.org.uk - 710008.jpg, A30 near Trewint
References
Further reading
*Shaw, Thomas (1960) ''Trewint in its Historical Setting''
External links
Wesley Cottage
Hamlets in Cornwall
Manors in Cornwall
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