[.] W.ENDRON. - 892 [:POST OFFICE

WENDRON, or St. GWENDRON, is a parish, 2~ miles College, Oxford. The church of St. 1\:letheuny was dese~ north fi·om , in the Western division of the county, crated at the end of )a.~t century: a portion of the font and hundred of West , Helston union and county court part of a cross still temain on the old site, which is now a district, rural deanery of Kerrier, Cornwall archdeaconry, farmyard. There is a National ~chool for boys and girls, and Exeter diocese, situate on the river Coher. The There are chapels for Weslcyans. This is a mining district. north-western part of this parish is within the parliamentary }?airs are held on the 27th of July and 29th of ~eptember, borough of Helston. The church of St. Gwendron is in yearly, for cattle and sheep. £5 from Howe's Charity is the Perpendicular style, having chancel of much earlier for poor widows of this parish, Colonel Tremayne, who is date, na\·e, south aisle, north transept, and square embattled lord of tl1e manor, Lord Robartes, Sir R. R. Vyvyan, bart.• tower with pinnacles and 5 bells, and porch, and contains and Sir John St. Aubyn, bart., :M.P., are chief landowners: several mural monuments; the church was new roofed, The soil is loam ; the subsoil is granite. The chief crops are thoroughly restored, and re-seated with open benches in wheat, oats and green crops. 'fhe area, including the dis­ 1868, by the present vicar, at a cost ot £1,100: there is trict of , is 13,029 acres; gross estimated ren I al, in the chancel a stained glass window, with three lights, £13,481 ; rateable value, £12,164 5s.; the population in 1871 representing the Nativity, Crucifixion and Resmrection, was 5,818, including Carnmenellis, exclusive of Helston. presented by the late vicar, and one in the north with Parish Clerk, Thomas Johns. two lights, representing the figures of St. Simon and St. J ude. The register dates from the year 1560. The living Letters through Helston, which is the nearest money is a vicarage, yearly value £.550, with residence and 55 order & telegraph office acres of glebe land, in the gift of Queen's College, Oxford, National School, Thomas J ohns, master; Miss An ne J olms, and held by the Rev. Henry Anstey, :M.A., of University mistress Anstey Rev. Henry, ~r.A. Vicarage Hocking Richd. Hen. farmer, Nansloe Rapson Alfred, farmer, Buttris Conn William J ames Jas. mine agent & farmr, M anhey Rapson Thomas, farmer & shopkeeper, Cornish James, Meneage street James Thomas, farmer, Gwealmayow Date Henry, Hendra Jefferys Thomas, farmer, I:loskenwyn Rapson Thos. Richd. farmer, Goldsworthy Mrs. Trewennack J enkins J ohn&Alfred ,farmers,Trewa vas Rapson William, farmer, Whitealice Opie William, J enkins Wm. jun. farmer, Iloderlogan Reed J oseph, farmer, Retanna Pena1una Alexander, Halwin Jewell Josiah, farmer, Crelly Reed J oseph, wheelwright &c. Halwin Perry James, Treloquithack Jewill Grace (Mrs.),shopkpr.Clmrch tn Reed Richard, farmer, Garlidna Polkinghorne Thomas, Church town Johns Alfred, blacksmith, Halwin Reed Richd. wheelwright &c. Porkellis 'fyacke Miss, N ansloe J ohns Ben nett, farmer & local agent Reed Thomas, farmer, W oolcock William Rowe, Gwealhellis to the Reed William, farmer, l\Iengern COMMERCIAL. Jolms Bennett, far·mer Reynolds Josiah, farmer, Carnebone Bartle Henry, farmer, Garlitlna Johns Bennett, blacksmith, Halwin Hichnrds Eliza (Mrs.), farmer,Garlidna Bassett William, butcher, Meneage st Johns Bennett, jun. farmer, Bodilly Richard s J ames, carpenter, Meneage st Bear James,miller& farmer,Trenethick Julian Henry, tarmer, Nanswidden Richards Thomas, builder, Meneage st Bishop William, tin dresser, Lazerea Julian Michael, farmer, Nanswidden Ricl1ards William, farmer, Trenethick Bolitho Alfred, farmer, Degibna Lanyon William, farmer, Trelill Road1 John, farmer, Halwin l~olitho John Thomas, farmer, Gweek Lewis John, mine agent Roberts Elizabeth (Mrs.), farmer & HowdenRicbd.J as.farmr. Treloquithack Lobh John, farmer, Pollard shopkeeper, Rame Caddy Richard, farmer, Trenethick Mankey 'l'obias, farmer, 'frenetbick Roberts James, farmer, Hendra Caddy Richard, shopkeeper, Halwin Medlynjoseph, farmer, Halwin Roberts William, farmer, Trenear Carlyon Thos. jun. farmer, Gwealdnes Michell Jesse, farmer, Polglase Roberts WHliam, shopkeeper, Manhey Carter Geo. Henry,tarmer,Tremenhere Michell John, farmer, Engoose Rowe John, farmer & miller, Pollard Champion Joseph, farmer, Bosquio .Moyle Henry, farmer, Hendra Ro" s Richd.Gundry, farmer& artificial Christopher Michael, miller, Gweek 1\Ioyle John, farmer, Crelly manure manufactur·er, Tresprison Dally Hy. miller&farmer, Mellangoose Moyle Joseph, farmer, 'I'revenen SimmonsWilliam,farmer,Treloquithack D.nv William,farmer &miller, Trelubbus l\Ioyle Samuel, farmer, returning officer Skewis William, shovk£eper, Manhey Downing James, farmer, Gunhusband & registrar of births & deaths, Crelly Step hens Ben nett, farmer, Manhey Dunn ~tephen, smith, Trewennack Moyle Waiter, farmer, Bot.lilly Stephens Henry, ti1r1ner, Roseladden Dum,tan Edward, farmer, Church town .1\loyle ·waiter, farmer, Boquio 8tephens Thomas (Mrs.), far111er, Tre- Dunstan Wearne, farmer, Chenhall I Newton William, farmer, Metheruney velgis ])unstan \V m. farmer& shopkpr.Hurras Oliver Wm. & John, farmers, Pentire Thomas Henry, blacksmith, Carnebone Ellis Samson, rope maker, ~Jeneage st I Olivey Hugh, farmer, Carnkrose Thomas J ames, farmer & shopkpr.Laity Faull 8ibel(Mrs.),shopkpr.Treweunack 1 PasciJe Abraham, farmer, Trenethick Thomas Jane (Mrs.), .1.1:liners' Arms, Faull Thos. wheelwright, Church town Pascoe Chrbtopher, farmer Laity Gay Josiah, farmer, Gunwin PascoeChristophr.U/dinn,Church twn Thomas John, farmer, Crowgey George Charles. mine agent, Trevenen Pascoe John, farmer, Grambla Thomas Peter, fiumer, Trillian GlassonRichd. Reed,tarmer, Boskenwyn Pearce Alexander, farmer, l\lanl~ey Thomas William, farmer, Ninnis Glasson Thomas, farmer, Tregarrack Pearce Josiah, farmer, Carnebone Treloar Bennett, farmer, Trelubbus Gluyas Francis, farmer, Crane Penalurick Thomas, farmer, Glebe farm Treloar John, farmer, Trelubbus Goldsworthy \Villiam Henry, farmer, Peualurick Thos. farmer, Treloquithack Treloar John, jun. farmer, Franchis Boskenwyn, Carnmenellis Perry Edwin, farmer, Ha.lwin Trevithick John, farmer, Church town Gundry Henry, farmer & shopkeeper, Pen·y James, farmer, Carthe\V Veal J ames, accountant, Gweek Porkellis Perry J olm, farmer, Treloquithack Veal J ames, jun. lath maker, Gweek Gundry Richard, farmer, Porkellis Perry John, wheelwright, Laity Vincent Henry, Star inn G1ceek Company (Henry Williams, Perry Thomas, farmer, Trussal Wear Louisa (Mrs.), New inn, Church man:1ger), coal & genl. mers. Gweek Perry 'Villiam, fiumer, Treloar town Harris John, farmer, Porkellis Piper J ames, tin dresser, Halwin Williams Edward T. farmer, Trenethick Harry Joseph, farmer, Trewennack Prisk Joseph, mine agent, Laity Williams Francis, farmer, Bodilly Harry William B. farmer, Nansloe Prisk Paul, mine agent, Porkellis Williams John, farmer, Gwealfolds Harvey Henry, millwright, Trelnbhus Pry or Benjamin J. shopkpr. Porkellis Williams 1\Iicl~ael, quarry owner, Tre- Harvey John, millwright, Trelubbus Pryor John, metal merchant & farmer, lubbus Hnrvey William, millwright, Trevenen Trelubbus Williams Thomas, farmer, Trenethiek Hendy Samuel & Thomas 0. farmers, Pryor Thomas, farmer, Crasken Williams Wm. Stnr inn, TJ'ewennack Eglosderry Pryor William, farmer, Retanna "Winn Bennett, smith, Trewennack Hocking Henry, farmer, Trelill Quentrall Richard, mine agent, Crane Winn Jolm,smith, Church town

• ST. WEN~ i~ ~ pari.sh, 4 miles east from St .. Columb,"io 1 es.q., of l\fenabilly, ontl held by th~ Re,·. t-\tanhop•l Ra~h- the Eastern divisiOn of the county, hundred of Pyder, ~t. le1gh, B.A., of .Magt.lalen Hall, Oxtord. There i~ a Jmhlic Columb union and county court district, rural deanery 1 Elementary school, supported by \ oluntary subt~cripti.Hl'l of Pyder, Cornwall archdeaconry, and Exeter diocese. The and the annual Government graut, and a ~unday :ochool, church of St. Wenn was rebuilt about 1830, and restored in held at the church. The Wesleyans and Bible c'hristiaus 1868; it has chancel, nave, and aisles: the tower, which 1 have chapels ht-re. Fairs are held at Treganatha on the Gth was partially destroyed by 1ightning, has never been fully May and t.he bt Au~eust. 'fhe principal lant.lown .. r~ ale restored. The re;!;ister dates from about the year 1G35. Lord Robartes, Charles Glynn Prideaux-Brune, e<-q., a111l The living is a vicarage, yearly value £155, with 128 ~Ir. Philip Tom. The soil is of various kinds, and the subsoil acres of glebe land, in the gift of Jonatllan Rashleigh, 1 ischieflyloamy. Thecropsaretheusualcereals. Thearea