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78 CURY. CORNWALL. (KELLY'S from the nth century and its tympanum is enriched with of the present owner, caused a thorough restoration to carved work of interlaced rings: at the junction of the be made in accordance with plans and elevations found chancel and transept is a remarkable hagioscope, and in among the family papers ; the house now occupies three the chancel wall is a "leper's window" : there are no sides of a square and consists of a centre and north wing, monuments: the church was restored in I873-4, at a the other wing being formed by a large and handsome con cost of £9oo, when many relics of the former building servatory; the house is panelled throughout, the library were brought to light; the old pews were replaced by in Italian walnut, the dining room in oak, and there are open seats and the carved woodwork of the roof carefully many beautiful pieces of old carved oak furniture; in the cleaned and preserved : a reredos of carved stone was dining-room is a four-fold screen of well-preserved hand erected in 1895: there are 250 sittings: in the churchyard needlework, representing twelve figure subjects ; • and is a monolithic granite cross, 9 feet high and of great the collection of china is both extensive and valuable, some antiquity, and some tombs to the families of Lyle and of the examples of Dresden ware being unique: attached is Davey. The register of baptisms and burials dates from a very complete model farm. managed upon thoroughly the year 1690; marriages, 1691. The living is a vicarage scientific and practical principles.-J all the buildings earn consolidated with that of Gunwalloe, joint net yearly value prised in it are most complete and were re-arranged by .£n8, with residence, in the gift of Captain John Peverell the present proprietor. The principal landowners are J . Rogers R..A. and held since 1878 by the Rev. Joseph Sydney Davey esq. the trustees of the late Glynn Grylls Chambers B . .A. of Trinity College, Dublin, who resides at esq. and H. P. Varley esq. The soil is exceedingly fertile, Gunwalloe. At White Cross is a United Free Methodist especially on the south; the subsoil is killas and green chapel, with sittings for so people, and a Wesleyan chapel stone, or hornblende rocks. The chief crops are wheat, holding 6o persons. The parish feast is on the nearest barley, oats and turnips. The area is 2,845 acres, inc:ud Sunday to the 2nd November, or to All Souls' day. ing 7S acres of water; rateable value, £3,268 ; the popula Bochym, the seat of Joshua Sydney Davey esq. J.P. stands tion in 1891 was 354· near the high road from Helston to Lizard, about 5 miles Parish Clerk, John Martin. from the former place; this estate appears in the Ex Post, M. 0. & T. 0., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office, chequer Domesday as "Buchent," and was then held by Cury Cross Lanes (Railway Sub-Office. Letters should Robert Count of Mortein, half-brother of William the Con have R.S.O. Cornwall added).-Mrs. Mary Ann Trezise, ·queror; during the Oivil wars Bochym was a place of postmistress. Letters arrive at 8.55 a.m. & are dis ·refuge for the Royalists, and there are still pointed out patched at 3·45 p.m in the " oak room " secret staircases and sliding panels in National School (mixed), built in 1849• for 94 children; the wainscot, but a portion of the building is of much average attendance, 56; the infants' school in connection more ancient date; the late Stephen Davey esq. father is at Gunwalloe ; John Martin, master Boaden Joseph, Cross lanes Day George & Son, farmers, Treloskan Skewes Henry, greengrocer & shoe Davey Joshua Sydney J.P. Bochym & Gilly maker, Poles<kan Kempthorne J n. Buckingham,Namplgh Day Geo. John, farmer, Melleanwarne Thomas Carter, farmer, Sk~wes Freethy John, farmer, Burnow Tremayne Henry, farmer, Tregideon COMMERCIAL. George• Henry, farmer, Nanfau Trezise Fra.ncis, blacksmith, Polglaze Aver Samuel, farmer, Polglaze Gilbert Samuel, Wheel inn, Cross lanes Trezise Thomas, miller, Lampro 13oaden William & James, butchers, Harvey Albert, farmer, trrenoweth Treziseo William, shopkeeper & pork White cross Hendy Sidne'Y, farmer, Polgreen butcher, Post office, Cross lanes Iloaden Joseph, farmer, Trevergy Jenkin Sampson, miller, Melleanwarne Wedlockl Ann (Mrs.), grocer, Church Boaden William, farmeT, Penveame Lawrence Elizh. (M'rs.),farmer, Polwin town Boaden William,farm bailiff to Joshua Lory James, farmer, Colve.nnor Williams Brothers, farmers, Bonython Sydney Davey esq. J.P. Bochym Prisk William John, Old inn Williams Edward, dairy farmer, Trans- Eosustow Martin,carpenter,Cross lanes Richards Richard & Joseph,carpenters, ingove Carlyon Sampson, farmer, Hendra Whitecross Williams William John, farmer & cattle Chigwidden Thomas, smith Roweo Wm.Courtenay, farmr.Tregiddle dealer, Bonython h9use DAVIDSTOW is a township and pamsh on the main who had been landowners and inhabitants in the parish road from Launceston to Camelford and Wadebridge, for many generations, and affords aso sittings: the 3 miles north-east from Camelford, 13 west from Laun- churchyard was at the same time put in order by M. ceston stations on the Great Western and London and Williams esq. The register dates from the year South Western railways and 3 m~les south from Otter- 1709. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £129, . ham station, opened August, 1893, on the new branch with residence and 26 acres of glebe, in the gift of of the latter railway from LaUillCeston to Wadebridge, H.R.H. the Duke of Cornwall, and held since 1891 by in the North Eastern division of the county, Lesnewth the Rev. Richard Gaze'ly Parker B.A. of Christ's Col hundred and petty sessional divi&ion, Camelford union lege, ·Cambridge. Here are !Bible Christian and United and county court district, rural deanery of Trigg Minor, Methodist Free Church chapels. St. Kitt's hill, on the avchdeaoonry of. Bodmin and diocese of Truro. The western side of the parish, is 985 feet above the level rivers Camel and Inn.ey have their source in this parish. of the sea. The charities amount to £7 yearly. H.R.H. The church of St. David, rebuilt on the site of the the Duke of Cornwall K.G. is lord of the manor. Miss former church, is an edifice of stone in the Early Eng- Pearse, John Claude Daubuz esq. ofl Killiow Kea, Lieut. lish style, consisting of chancel, nave of five bays, aisles, Col. Shadwell MQrley Grylls, of Lewarne House, St. south porch and a western tower of three stages, with Keot, and Capt. James Haye R.N. are chief landowners. pi.Imacles, containing 6 bells, the first two dated 1707, The soil is light; the subsoil is rock. The chief crops the third 1783 and the next two 1726: in r875, Michael are wheat, oats and roots. The area is 5,753 acres; · Williams esq. lay rector, presented three stained win- rateable value, £3,763; the population in 1891 was 393· · dows in memory of his father, Sir William Williams; Post Office.-Charles Martin, sub-postmaster. Letters ·his sister, Mrs. Hornby Buller, and the Hon. Ashley through Camelford arrive at 8.30 a.m.; dispatched Carr-Glyn; as wen as an organ and church plate; at 3.40 p.m. Postal orders are issued here, but not another stained wtindow was given by MTS. Pearce : the paid. "The nearest money order I& telegraph office is bells were rehung in x88x and a treble added, raising at Camelford the peal to six: the font is octagonal and of curious Wall Letter Box, close to the Vicarage, closed at 4 p.m design: there are various memorials to the families of .A School Board of 5 members was formed November 26, Eettenson, 1668-93; Pearse, x638-1835; John Wills, gent. 1874; William French, chairman to the board; John ob. 1647; Francis Nicholls esq. ob. 1674; Alse Muchell, I Metherel, clerk ob. 1094; and Richard Martyn, ob. 1698: the church Board School, built in 1876, for 70 children; average was restored in 1875, at a cost of £2,5oo, defrayed by attendance, 50; James Anen, master; Miss Mary Sal- Miss Pearse, oil Launceston, in memory of her family, tern, mistress J>arker Rev. Richard Gazely B.A. Cook Thomas, carpenter, Tremail Gynn Richard, farmer, Trembary Vicarage Cook Thomas, farmer, Higher Tremail Ham John, farmer, Trewassa COMMERCIAL. Cook William, farmer, Grigsdown Ham John, farmer, Treslay 13aker Digory, farmer, Treworra Cory John, farmeT & blacksmith Hancock William, farm bailiff to Baker John, farmer, Penhale Crooper Joseph, farmer, Tremail Richard Gynn, Treslay Baker Thomas, shopkeeper Ellicott William, farmer, Trewassa Hayne Gerrance, farmer, Lanbrenny Bickell Edward John, farm bailiff to French William & John, farmers, Hayne John, farmer, Trewassa R. D. Gilbard, Launceston, TredenE> Hendraburnick Jefiery John & Henry, farmers, Billing Joseph, farmer, Trevivian French James, farmer, Bath platt Hendraburnick Billing William, farmer, Calcade Gillard William, farmer, Treglasta Jenkins George, carpenter, Halwortby Brookam Amos, farmer, Tremail Gimblett Ephraim,farmer,Church twn Jollow Edward, farmer, Tresoke '"Ilard William, farmer, Grigsdown Greenwood John, farmer, Tredwen Keast Daniel, farmer, Abbots Hendra .