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Menheniot entries in The Post Office Directory of Cornwall,
1873
MENHENIOT is a township, village and parish 3 miles
south-east from Liskeard, having a station on the Cornwall railway, 1 mile from
the village, in the Eastern division of the county, hundred of East, union and
county district of Liskeard, rural deanery of East, Cornwall archdeaconry and
diocese of Exeter. The church of St Mary is an ancient building in the
Perpendicular style, has a chancel, vane, aisles and tower with spire. The
register dates from the year 1553. The living is a vicarage, gross yearly value
£1,150; the tithes are commuted at £1,134, including £34 payable from
Coldrinnick in St Germans and 20 acres of glebe; the net value is about £800;
the Dean and Chapter of Exeter are patrons, but pursuant to the directions of
the donor (Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1831) must nominate one who
is or has been a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford; the Rev Richard Martin, M.A.,
formerly Fellow and Tutor of that College is the present Vicar. Here are two
excellent National Schools for boys and girls, and an Infant school. Edmund
Hambly, esq., is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are Charles
Trelawney, esq., Rev P.F.Hony and S.T. Kekewich, esq, M.P. The soil is loamy
with a stony bottom. The chief crops are grass, wheat, barley, oats, &c. The
area is 6,997 acres: gross estimated rental £11.293; rateable value £9,956; and
the population in 1871 was 2,205.
Merrymeet is a village 2 and a half miles north
Parish Clerk, vacant
POST OFFICE – Mary Kitty Kernick, receiver. Letters received through Liskeard,
arrive at 8a.m.; dispatched at 4pm. The nearest money order office is at
Liskeard.
SCHOOLS :-
National, Village, George Henry Hallett, master
National, Merrymeet, Tom Pearce Webby, master
Railway Station, John Benny, station master
| Bampfield Rev Jhn. Robert MacWilliams, B.A. (curate),
Merrymeet |
Hancock Henry, shopkeeper, Doddycrs |
Pearn Jane (Mrs.), miller, Butterdon |
| Hawker Capt.John S.
B.A., J.P. Scawns |
Hicks John, farmer,
Lower Clicker |
Peters John,
carpenter, Trethawle |
| Martin
Rev. Richard, M.A. Vicarage |
Higman Thos.
Shopkeeper, Merrymeet |
Piper Richard, beer
retailer, Crift cot |
| Raby John, Hendra |
Hodge John & Richd.
Farmers, Trevartha |
Polkinhorn William,
miller, agricultural seed merchant, agent for James Gibbs & Co.'s
manures and agent for the Western Counties Sack Company Limited, Trout's
Mill |
| Raby Mrs. Pool hall |
Hooper Thos.
blacksmith, Doddycross |
Pollard John, farmer
North Treviddo |
| Rowe George, Venton |
Hooper Thomas,
blacksmith, Lower Clicker |
Pollard Robert,
farmer, Tregarrick |
| Seccombe Mrs. Trenodden |
Hurrell John,
farmer, Butterdon |
Pollard Thomas,
farmer, Trethawle |
| Sobey John, Glen-lea house |
Husson Henry,
farmer, Trethawle |
Pooley Martin, Queens' Arms inn &
assistant overseer |
| COMMERCIAL |
Kelly Richard,
butcher |
Raby John, farmer
and landowner, Hendra |
| Barrett Anthony, mason |
Kernick Mary (Mrs),
shopkeeper |
Rosekelley Samuel,
farmer, Lambest |
| Blake Richard, farmer, Trehawke |
Kneebone Mary (Mrs),
dress maker |
Scantlebury George,
farmer,Trengrove |
| Bray Henry, farmer, Trewint |
Knight Joseph,
farmer, Treviddo |
Skeat James, mine
agent |
| Bunkhum John, quarry owner |
Laundry Wm.
Carpenter, Pengover grn |
Skin John, White Hart |
| Cawse Edward, farmer, NorthTreviddo |
Lean Edward,
blacksmith, Island shop |
Skin Richard,
tailor, Hill |
| Cloen Joseph, boot and shoe maker, Merrymeet |
Lory Charles Marsh,
farmer, Beloytha |
Skin William,
carpenter, Doddycross |
| Cloke Christopher, farmer, Roseland |
Luscombe Thomas,
farmer, Trewint |
Snell James, farmer,
Blackatton |
| Cook George, boot and shoe maker, Doddy cross |
Marks William,
blacksmith, Merrymeet |
Snell John, farmer,
Hill |
| Cowling Silvester, farmer, Merrymeet |
Martin William,
carpenter |
Snell John Sobey,
farmer, Cartuther |
| Daniel Matthew, farmer, Trevolland |
May Stephen, farmer,
Hole and Torr |
Snell Richard,
farmer, Pengover |
| Drew William, farmer and landowner, Tregrill |
Maynard William,
farmer, Penearth |
Statton George,
millwright, Roseland |
| Dyer Thomas, farmer, Tencreek |
Menheniot
Co-operative Stores (Wm Scoble, manager) |
Stevens James, mine
agent |
| Easterbrook Ann (Mrs), shopkeeper |
Moyes John, farmer,
Tregrill |
Styles Richard,
carpenter, Merrymeet |
| Easterbrook Elias, farmer, Trewint |
Mutton Edmund,
farmer, Pencrowde |
Toll Frederick,
farmer, Cartuther |
| Ford Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper and tailor |
Mutton William,
farmer, Penhawger |
Wood William, boot
and shoe maker |
| Giles William, Sportsman's Arms, Railway station |
Oliver
Richd.farmer&landowner. Trethew |
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| Hambly Edmd.frmr.&landowner. Bodway |
Olver Thomas,
farmer, Skews tenement |
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Paige William P.
farmer, Paderda |
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Parsons Richard &
Joseph, farmers & landowners, Trenant |
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