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DIRECTORY.] CORN\VALL. KILKHAMPTON. 1145 of Isaac," with two rhyming lines ; and in other rooms are from Wadebridge to Camelford; PENDOGGET, Ii north ; the arms of the Nicoll or Nicholls family, who held this TREGELLES, l north-west; 'fRELILL, I~ north-east and estate from the x6th to the 18th century. Tretawn farm TREQUITE, i east, are places in this parish. house, probably erected by the Molesworths, is a building of PosT OFFICE, Church Town.-John Pinch, sub-postmaster. Jacobean date, and a block of granite in the wall near one Letters through Wadebridge R.S.O. via Chapel Amble, of the fireplaces has the inscription :-" Phila. Moles worth, arrive at 10.20 a. m.; dispatched 3·5 p.m. Port Isaac is 162o." Mrs. Richard Ford, of Pencarrow (sister of, and the nearest money order & telegraph office. Postal orders heiress to, the late Sir William Molesworth), who is lady of are issued here, but not paid the manor, John Bevill Fortescue esq. D.L., J.P. of Boconnoc, and Lord Robartes are the chief landowners. PosT OFFICE, Chapel Amble.-William Hitchens, sub-post The soil is stiff clay ; subsoil, slate. The crops are wheat, master. Letters through Wadebridge R.S.O. by foot post~ barley and oats. The area is 7,550 acres of land and IS of arrive at 9.15 a. m.; dispatched at 4.15 p.m. St. Minver water; rateable value, £7,868 ; the population in 1891 was is the nearest money order & telegraph office. Postal 1,043· orders are issued here, but not paid CHAPEL AMBLE is a village, about 2 miles south-west from WALL LETTER Box, Highway, cleared 3·35 p.m. week days the church, to which place the river Amble is navigable for only barges. There was anciently a. chapel here, dedicated to St. SCHOOLS:- Aldhelm, and various buildings near its supposed site, called National (mixed), built in 1852, for 120 children; average "Chapel Meadow," have fragments of Early Decorated work attendance, 83; Jacob Stone, master built into their walls. Chapel Amble (infants), for 40 children; average attend- HIGHWAY, x! miles south-east, and situated on the road ance, 35 ; Miss Male, mistress St. Kew. Gill William, shopkeeper, Highway Pollard Charles, farmer, Rook Campbell Levesun G. Skisdon Greenwood Isaac, farmer, Bokelly Roberts Nicholas, farmer, Trequite Elford Misses, Penvose cottage Grose John, farmer, Trentinney Rundle James, farmer, 'fretawn Every Rev. NicholasThomas B. A. [vicar], Grose Wesley Richard, farmer, Penpont ~oddy John,assistant overseer, Trevathu Vicarage Hawken Henry, farmer, Tregeare Spear John, farmer, St. Kew, Barton Sandys Melvill William, Lenarth HawkenJames, farmer,Low.Trewiggot Thomas Nicholas, carpenter & shop- Tom Henry, Treharrock Hawken Nicholas, Cornish Arms P.H. keeper, Trequite West Mrs. Grove cottage Pendogget Thomas William, shopkpr. Trewetheru COMMERCIAL. Hawken William, farmer, Tregelles Tom Henry, farmer, Treharrock Ball Henry, farmer, Weens Hill John, game dealer & farmer, Hale Trenberth John, farmer, Pendogget Bassett Jane (~Irs. ), St. Kew inn Ilockan \'rilliam, farmer, Pengenn·t ·warne Francis, farmer, Trewane Bassett \Villiam, farmer, Fentengoe JamesElizh.(Mrs.),RedLionP.H.Hghwy Warne Henry, mason, Highway Bate Hy. miller (water), Coombe mills Kempthorne Edwd.John,frmr.Poulgrrh \Varne Thos. boot & shoe ma. Highway Blewett John, mason, Highway Kent George, farmer, 'frewethen · Webber Nicholas, farmer, Lands Blewett Thomas, farmer Kingdon Samuel, miller, Lanseague Webber Robert, farmer, Trewethren Bond Martin, farmer, Trewethern Knight Aubert, farmer Wellington Chas. farmr. Penneytinney Bond Samuel, farmer, Trewethern Lander Francis, farmer, Maiden lane ".ilce George, farmer, Trewethern Bond Thos. Jn. blacksmith, Trewethern Lang Ann & Jane (Misses), farmers & Wilcock Simon, farmer, Trewethern • Bray Nicholas, carpenter, Highway shopkeepers, Pendogget Williams William, farmer, Tregildern Bryan Thos. farmer, Rose-in-the-Vale Lean Christopher, farmer, Tipton Woodwards Charles, farmer, Trequite Burton Samuel, farmer, Trevinick Lobb Nehemia.h, farmer, Pendogget lVyatt William, farmer, Highway Carpenter James, farmer & landoww"Tlner, Menhinick Chas. farmer, Lower Amble Benbole l\ienhinick William, farmer, Hendra Chapel Amble. ChampionJas.farmer,HigherTrewiggat Mitter Robert, farmer, Tipton Beer Elizabeth Jane (Miss), shopkeeper Cleave Nicholas, farmer, Lenow Mitter Robert, blacksmith, Pendogget Button Nehemiah, farmer Cleave Richard, farmer, Kitts hill Mitter Sarah (Mrs.), blacksmith & Grose Horatio, farmer Cleve Robert, miller, Rooke mills shopkeeper, Highway Hitchens Wm. carpenter, Post office Coad Richard, farmer, Trethevan Nicholls John Wood, farmer, Penquite Lean Robert, farmer & l."oad surveyor Cowling Susannah (Mrs.), farmer Pengelly Richard,farmer,l\'Ilddle Amble Prior Joseph, Maltsters' Arms P.H Cowling Thomas, carpenter, Pendogget Perry Wesley, miller, Dinhams bridge Rogers Louisa (Mrs.), nurseryman Derrent Amelia (l\irs.), nurseryman, Philp William, farmer, Great Brighter Warne William, shoe maker Little Brighter Pinch James, mason Welch Joe, blacksmith Eddy Henry, farmer, Rocksey Pinch Jn. machine ma. Post office,Hill I Worden William, farmer & shoe maker ST. KEYNE is a parish and township on the main road tensi'Ve view towards the west, and the walk from thP rectory between Liskeard and Looe, 3 miles south from Liskeard, to the church through the gardens and an avenue is one where is the nearest railway station, and 5 north from Looe, third of a mile in length. In this parish, and about a mile in the South Eastern d1vision of the county, hundred and distant from the church, is the famous wayside well of St. petty sessional division of West, Liskeard union and county Keyne, concerning which there is a popular tradition that court district, rural deanery of West, archdeaconry of whichever of a newly-married couple first drinks a draught Bodmin and diocese of Truro. The church of St. Keyne, from this spring obtains and holds the supremacy. St.. standing in a commanding situation on the summit of a Keyna, or Keyne, the tutelary saint, was, according to early hill, is a building of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, north writers, a pious virgin, of Britit:h blood royal, being the aisle, south porch and an embattled western tower of three daughter of Braganus, prince of Brecknockshire, and lived stages, with low crocketed pinnacles, containing 5 bells, of about A.D. 490. Jonatban Rashleigh esq. D.L., J.P. of which the first has an inscription in Old English letters ~ :Menabilly, Tywardreath, is lord of the manor and owns the the third is dated 1799, and the tenor 1663 ; a new bell was principal part of the parish ; the other landowners are added, the second bell recast and the whole rehung in I878 : Albert Congdon, of Duloe, W. H. Bhke esq. arrd Thomas from the top of the tower the Eddystone light, distant at Blake esq. The soil is generally light, on a shelfy rock. The least 18 miles, is distinctly visible on a clear night : the chil'f crops are wheat, barley, oats and roots. The area, chancel was restored and partially rebuilt in 1868 and the according to the tithe apportionment, is 944 acres ; rateable church restored generally in 1877, when a great portion value, [,I,ooo; the population in 1891 was I59· of it was rebuilt and a vestry added, at a cost of [,r,3oo: PosT OFFICE (Railway Sub-Office. Letters should ha'Ve there are I20 sittings. The register of marriages dates R.S.O. Cornwall added).-Edward Pengelly, postmaster. from the year 1539 ; baptisms and burials from 1721; Letliers arrive at 6.5 a.m. ; dispatched at 6.37 p.m. on one marriage register also contains J?Ublications of banns week days & 12.37 p.m. on sundays. The nearest money from 1754 to I8I2. The hving is a rectory, average tithe order ofiice is at Duloe & telegraph office at Liskeard rent-charge [,Io6, net yearly value [,130, including 30 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of trustees, and held St. Keyne forms part of the Liskeard School Board district, since 1870 by the Rev. Thomas Legge Symes M.A. of Trinity & the children of this parish attend the Board school at College, Cambridge. The rectory house commands an ex- Trewidland Symes Rev. Thomas Legge M. A. Rectory Broad Susan(Mrs. ),farmr. WestKilgrew Pengelly Edward, blacksmith, Post off Batten William, farmer, Penhale Clements Ann (Mrs.), farmr. Lam etton Pengelly Jn. Hy.farmer,Low.Lacrento:I Blake Thomas Edwin, farmer, Trussell Clements Robt. ''rebb,frmr.Church twn Trevillion Catherine (Mrs.), farmer, Blake Wm. btchr.&frmr.Highr. Lacrntn Lander Nicholas Simon; miller (water) South Kelley Broad Richard, farmer, West Trevillies & farmer, Lametton mills XILKRAMPTON is a township, village and parish, 1 in the North Eastern division of the county, hundred and separated on the east from Devon by the river Tamar, 3t petty sessional division and union of Stratton, Holsworthy miles north from Stratton and ro north-west from Hol- county court district, rural deanery of Stratton, arch worthy station on the London and South Western railway, deaconry of Bodmin and diocese of Truro. The church of .