The parish of

PERRANZABULOE
 

is in the Hundred of Powder, and is bordered by Cubert, Newlyn and Kenwyn, and on the west by the sea. (please see map link below). Closely tied to St. Piran, who reportedly came to Cornwall from Ireland in 460 A.D., in 1835 an ancient church or chapel was discovered buried in the sand, which might be the actual oratory in which St. Piran himself officiated. (According to Carew, St. Piran lived over 200 years "in perfect health".) Reportedly, when discovered the chapel was 'perfect', but many parts of it were demolished and taken away by curiosity seekers. The sands have since been allowed to reclaim it.

One of the main dwelling places is Chyverton, a 'tasteful and commodious mansion' which was built in 1781.

The 'promising little watering place' of Perran Porth is situated near the mouth of the Mellingey river, at the southern extremity of the sand towans. As one observer wrote, "at sunset the view on the coast from the village - the waves rolling in on a sandy and desert plain, extending in a north-easterly direction for more than two miles - is exceedingly grand."

The chief villages are Perranporth, Mellingy, Penhallow, and Callestock. At Perranporth, there was a 'tasteful' Wesleyan Methodist chapel; a large chapel of the same denomination at Mellingy, and a Bible Christian chapel at Penhallow. Perranporth also had a chapel of ease, and there were many, smaller chapels at various manors.

PARISH INFORMATION

CENSUS:

Information can be found at COCP (Cornwall Online Census Project) which is complete for 1841 to 1891 and has been verified, FreeCen at Rootsweb, which has a very good search engine and information from COCP, as well as GenUKI, which has more reference information and alternate resources.

REGISTERS:

For Parish Register information and other resources, please see our online searchable database (C-PROP) which is updated frequently. The parish coverage page is here.

DIRECTORIES:

For information, see GenUKI or visit the University of Leicester's Historical Directories website.

OTHER:

Bastardy / Filiation Documents:

Many also name local J.P.s, Churchwardens and / or Overseers of the Poor.

1. a Bastardy Bond, dated 9 Feb 1765, naming Ruth JOSE of St Breock, plus Richard TRENERRY and John TRENERRY of this parish.
2. an Examination, dated 27 Apr 1832, naming Joseph TREGILGUS of this parish, and a Warrant for his arrest.

Some MIs for Callestick Methodist Chapel (surname TRENERRY) are available here.

For more information regarding history, population, etc., visit GenUKI.

MAPS:

For a Parish Locator map, please click here. Perranzabuloe can be located at coordinates E - 4.

For further map information, please visit GenUKI (Genealogy - United Kingdom & Ireland).

To see a current, zoomable Ordnance Survey map, please visit MultiMap, or for maps and satellite images use Google Maps.

ADJACENT PARISHES:

St Agnes, Mithian (post-1848), Kenwyn, St Allen, Newlyn East and Cubert.

ONLINE BOOKS:

Perranzabuloe is included in The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume III by Davies Gilbert, William Hals, Thomas Tonkin, Henry Samuel Boase, originally published in 1838 (page 312). Also downloadable as a pdf from here.