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South Petherwin Entry from the Post Office Directory of
Cornwall 1856
SOUTH PETHERWIN situated 2 miles from Launceston, is a township, parish
and village and includes the hamlet of TRECORGO; it is in the Launceston
Union, and northern division of the Hundred of East. The church is an
ancient stone building, with square tower and pinnacles and has 6 bells;
it is in the perpendicular style of architecture, said to be dedicated
to St Paternus. The living is a vicarage, united with that of Trewen in
the gift of the University of Oxford and incumbency of the Rev. Henry
Thomas May, M.A. ; the value is estimated at £250 per annum. There is a
National school and places of worship for the Wesleyans, Bible
Christians and Baptists. Trewarles and Botonnet pay tithes alternately
to this parish and Lezant. The Inney Consols Mine, copper, lead and
silver, has been at work two years down to 30 fathoms; lead and copper
have been sold in small quantities and the lodes are improving.
Trebursye is the seat of Charles Gurney, Esq. The area is
5,064 acres and the population in 1851 was 974.
Honiton, Brockel, Strand, Congdon, Trelima, Tresmarrow, Tregaller,
Trevethy, Tregillies, Tredevitt, Tremeale, Trevosher, Treguddick,
Trevosa, Polnick, Polninick, Penfoot, Botatham, Holdawit, Linnick,
Driunick, and Lanlake, are places here.
| South Petherwin |
Hoskin
Thomas, mason |
Sloman
George, tailor |
| GENTRY |
Lane James,
farmer, Trethevy |
Snell
William, boot and shoe maker |
| Gurney
Charles, esq. Trebursye |
Lane Samuel,
farmer, Congdon |
Strike James
mason |
| May Rev.
Henry Thomas, M.A. |
Lobb
Nicholas, farmer, Tregillies |
Strike John,
mason |
| TRADERS |
Masters
Richard, farmer, Honiton |
Strike
William, mason |
| Babb John,
carpenter |
Palmer
Richard, farmer, Tredevitt |
Tamblyn
John, farmer, Linnick |
| Bath
William, carpenter |
Parsons
John, farmer, Tremeale |
Tink
Richard, farmer, Polninick |
| Bennett
John |
Pearse
Giddie, farmer, Trevosper |
Veal
William, Brandreth Arms |
| Bridgman
Thomas, farmer, Brockel |
Pearse Wm,
miller & farmer, Tredevitt |
Venning
John, farmer, Burdown |
| Brown
Joseph, farmer, Honiton |
Perkin John,
boot and shoe maker |
Vivian
George, farmer, Tregudick |
| Cawdell
Joseph, farmr, West Petherwin |
Peters
Arthur, farmer, Botathan |
Warne Anne
(Mrs), farmer, Drinnick |
| Congdon
Richard, farmer, Honiton |
Poad George,
shopkeeper and Tailor |
Werring
Elizabeth (Mrs) shopkeeper |
| Dawe Isaac,
farmer, Tresmarrow |
Raddle
George, farmer, Trevosa |
Westlake
Robert, boot and shoe maker |
| Dawe
Richard, farmer,Tresmarrow |
Rawling
Edward, farmer, Holdawit |
Westlake
Robert, farmer, Lanlake |
| Essery
William, farmer, Tregaller |
Rawling
Geoffry, farmer, Holdawit |
Wicks Henry,
blacksmith |
| Gilbard
Thomas, farmer, Polnnick |
Rawling
John, farmer, Holdawit |
Wicks
William beer retailer |
| Gilbard
Thomas sen. Farmer, Penfoot |
Rawling
William, farmer, Holdawit |
Wills John,
farmer, Trelinna |
| Harper
John, miller & farmer, Tall Petherwin |
Roberts
James, blacksmith |
Trecorge |
| Harvey
John, carpenter |
Sandercock
William, farmer, Honiton |
Gilbard
William, farmer |
| Holloway
William, shopkeeper & farmr |
Sleep John,
farmer, Tall Petherwin |
Rowe
Richard, farmer |
| Hooper
Thomas, farmer, Strand |
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Letters through Launceston which is the nearest money order office.
National School, William Sladden, master ; Mrs. Elizabeth Sladden,
mistress
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