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DIRECTORY.J CORNWALL. ALTERNUN. 1025 ST. ALLEN, with the township of ZELAH, is a parish the subsoil is of a slaty nature. The crops are chiefly on the river St. Alien, the church town being 4i miles north wheat, barley, oats and turnips. Tbe acreage is 3,26[; from Truro station of the Great Western rail way and xi rateable value, ,£2,918; the population of this parish in 1891 east from the high road from Truro to Zelah, in the Truro was 468. division of the county, hundred of Powder, petty sessional 'fhe township of ZELAH is I: miles north-north-west from division of Powder West, Truro union and county court St. Alien, and is situated on the main road to Truro : it district, rural deanery of Powder, archdoaconry of Cornwall consists of a straggling village extending from Two Burrow and diocese of Truro. The church of St. Allen is an ancient Hill to Mount Pleasant, a distance of Ii miles. C. H. T. edifice of stone, chiefly in the Perpendicular style, consisting Hawkins esq. is lord of the manor and principal landowner. of chancel, nave of six; bays, south aisle, south porch and an There are Wesleyan and Bible Christian chapels. The Mis embattled western tower of earrier date, with beacon turret sion church and Sunday school at Zelah was erected in r883, and containing 3 bells: there is a monument to John at which weekday and Sunday services are held. Marten, jun. of Trefonick, ob. 1626; in the aisle is a me- Assistant Overseer, William Carveth. morial wirtdow to the Lanyon family; another to Edward Parish Clerk and Sexton, William John Harris Carveth. Coke esq. r657, and various modern monuments: the old PosT OFFICE, Zelah.-Josiah Lanyon, sub-postmaster. north door, now built up, is probably the oldest feature in Letters received through Callestick R.S.O. arrive ro.ro the church and is believed to date from the early part of the a. m. & dispatched 2.40 p.m. Newlyn East is the nearest 13th century: there are I8o sittings. The regiilter dates money order office; telegraph office is at Perranporth. from the year x68o. The living is a rectory, endowed in Postal orders are issued here, but not paid I3I4• average tithe rent-charge £ II r, yearly value £ 16o, Letters arrive at St.Allen Church Town at 9·3 ') a. m. through net ,£r28, including 118 acres of glebe, with residence, in Truro, which is the nearest money order & telegraph the gift of the Bishop of Truro, and held since x89o by the office Rev. Richard Eustace Stukely Buck. The lay impropriator, A School Board of 5 members was formed April 12th x87 5 ; Viscount Falmonth, receives ,£271 ss. tithe rent-charge. W. Carveth, Nancarrow, is clerk to the board; John The feast of St. Alien is held on Rogation Sunday (the 5th Rawlings, attendance officer . after Easter). 'I;'he Ecclesiastical Commissioners are lords Board School, built in I877-8, at a cost of £sso, for no of the manor, and the chief landowners are Christopher children; average attendance, 70; Mrs. Annie Jelbart, Henry Thomas Hawkins esq. B.A., J.P., D.L. of xo Portman mistress place, London w, Charles Glynn Prideaux-Brune esq. J.P., Omnibus to Truro (Ozias Sampson's) on wed. & sat, at xo D.L. of Padstow, Viscount Falmouth D.L., J.P. and Digby a. m. also Newton & Bennetto pass through from Newlyn Collins esq. J.P., D.L. ofNewtonFerrers. Thesoilisloamy; East, on wed. & sat. returning from Truroat 5 p.m St. Alien. *Hoskins Paul, fal'mer, Hands Zelah. [Marked thus* should be addressed Truro.] Hotten William, Henry & James, far- mers, Trenerry Borlase John, Hawkins' Arms P.H *BuckRev.Richd.EustaceStnkely,Rctry Jewell John, butcher, Buwling green Dawe Wiiliam, wheelwright Lanyon Elial, Henver *Jose Henry, farmer, Chynoweth Hoskins Jane (Mrs.), shopkeeper COMMERCIAL. Lanyon Albert Cornelius (Mrs.), far- Hoskins William, wheelwright Bassett John, farmer, Cralso mer, Trevalso Lanyon Josiah, grocer & draper,Post off Benny James, farmer, Mount Pleasant Lanyon Obed, farmer~Polstein&Henver Lanyon Louisa & Isabella (Misses), *Carveth Arthur, farmer, Boswellick *Leverton Isaac, miller (water), Lan- grocers & drapers *Carveth Oliver, farmer, Nancarrow ner mill Letcher John, blacksmith *CarvethWilliam John Harris, farmer, *Northey Francis, farmer, Killivose Rawling John, boot & shoe maker Tretherres *Northey Geo. Alfd. farmer, Gwarnick Reed Jabez, blacksmith & farmer Coo m J ames, farmer, Dover row * Richards William, farmer, Lanner Sampson Ozias, farmer & bus proprietr Gill William Nicholas, farmer, Trerice Sampson Richard, farmer, Tolgrogan Trembath Rd. farmr. Lower Natbaniels Hooper John (Mrs.), farmr. East Downs Thomas Charles, farmer, Trefoenick Truscott Nicholas, carpenter *Hoskins Nicholas, miller (water) & Thomas William, farmer, North Waters John, boot maker farmer, Gwarnick mill Downs Woolcock Samuel, farmer, Nathaniels ALTERNUN, ALTERNON, or ALT.ARNUM, is a very large Day Hanson esq. J.P., D.L. of Bideford, and others. The parish, township and village, on a tributary of the river Inny, principal landowners are Francis Rashleigh Rodd esq. J.P. of 6 miles south-west from Egloskerry station on the Halwill Trebartha Hall, C. ·G. Archer esq. J.P. of Trelaske, Richard Junction and Tresmeer section of the London and South Kittow esq. George Venning esq. and John Peter esq. and Western railway, 8 west-south-west from Launceston rail- there are many small freeholds. ·The greater part of the way station and 9 east from Camelford, in the North parish is on the granite ; the soil, at the junction of the Eastern division of the county, Lesnewth hundred, petty granite, is a schist ; subsoil, slate. The chief crops are oats, sessional division of North Middle, Launceston union and wheat and turnips, but much of the land is in pasture. The county court district, rural deanery of Trigg Major, arch- acreage is I5,014; inclusive of that portion of Bolventor deaconry of Bodmin and diocese of Truro. The church of district which is in the parish of Alternun ; rateable value, St. Nun (orNonna) is an edifice of stone in the Perpendicular £6,285; the population in I891 was 1,078. style, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, north BowiTHICK, 3 miles north-west ; CARGELLEY, 2 ~ ; SouTH and south porches and a lofty embattled western tower, with CARNE, I west; WEST CAR NE, 2 north-west; FIVE LANES, pinnacles, containing 5 bells: it has a very fine oak roof and half a mile south; HuRDEN, x north-west; OccASINNEY,I ; a handsome rood screen, panelled and traceried, and restored in 1888 at a cost of £2oo: the seats, which are beautifully POLGRAY, 1 north-by-west ; RosEMAIN, ha1 f a mi1 e; TRE- BANT, Ii south-east ; TREBULWM, If north j TRECORNER, carved, are of uncertain date, but subsequent to 1520: the 2 ; T.REDAULE, half a mile east; TRECOLLAS, I~ ; 'l'REGOON, stairs to the rood loft remain in the north aisle, and in the x! south; 'fREGUNNON, xi north; TREGRENNA, xl; TRE south aisle is an ancient piscina and bracket: the chancel KENNICK, half a mile north-west; TRELAWNEY, xt ; 'fRERI retains an aumbry and two very curious paintings, dating THICK, 2 north-east; TREVEAGUE, 2 north-west; 'fREWEEN, from about 162o, of the " Crucifixion" and the "Adminis- tration of the Ho£; Eucharist :" the church was restored in I north-west ; TREWINT, half a mile south-west ; TREZIB~· BETT, x north-by-east; 'fRENILK, x south, are places here .. 1867 at a cost of 1,28o, and has 400 sittings. The register Parish Clerk, William Dennis. dates from the year 1688. The living is a vicarage, tithe rent- charge commuted at £ 300, average ,£228, net yearly value PosT OFFICE.-John Doney, sub-postmaster, Penpont. about ,£28ci, including n 3 acres of glebe, with residence, in Letters through Launceston, by cross post, received at the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Truro,and held since 1887 9.30 a. m. ; dispatched at 2.50 p.m. The nearest money by the Rev. Alfred Henry Malan H.A. of St. Alban Hall, order office is at Lewannick & telegraph office at Eglos- Oxford. The impropriate rent-charge is commuted at £ 270, kerry railway station. WALL LETTER Box.-Five Lanes, of which £I3 14s. yearly is paid to the rector of the neigh- cleared at 2.55 p.m. week days only · . bouring parish of Minster. Here are two Wesleyan chapels A School Board of 5 members was formed July 1, x875, St. and one for Bible Christians. Fairs for cattle are held at Neot being contributory with two members; S. Pearn, Five Lanes, on the Monday week after June 24th, and on Penpont, clerk to the board; James Climo~ Penpont, the last Monday in September. The charities amount to attendance officer . £6 yearly. The manorial rights of Penpont and Treglasta Xational School (mixed &infants), enlarged for 200 children; are held by William Coryton esq. J.P. of Pentillie Castle, St. average attendance; 95; Edwin Bickford, master Mellion, Charles Gordon Archer esq. J.P. of Trelaske, William The Board School is at Bolventor Herring Mrs. Tregunnon Tripp Charles Upton, Penleet Baker Richard, farmer, Trezibbett Kittow Richard, 'l'redaule house Venning George, Trezibbett Bartlett William, farmer, South Carne MalanRev.Alfd.Hy.M.A.[¥icar],Vicarge coMMERCIAL. Bath John, farmer, Hendra . Pearn Samson, Penpont Alford Robert, farmer, Ryland Bath Richard, shoe maker, Five Lanes DEV. & CORN. 65 .