Extract from Kelly’s Directory of Cornwall, 1883 (page 913) LADOCK Ladock is a township and parish and village, situated on the high road from Truro to St Columb by way of Tresillian, 8 miles north-east from Truro and 2 north-west from the Grampound Road railway station, in the Eastern division of the county, hundred of Powder, Truro union and county court district, rural deanery of Powder, Cornwall archdeaconry, and diocese of Truro. The Grampound Road station (see Grampound Road), and part of the village which has grown up round it, are in this parish. The church of St Ladoca, seated on the brow of a hill, is a building of stone in the Early English style, and consists of nave, south aisle, north transept, or Trethurffe aisle, south porch and an embattled tower with pinnacles, containing 3 bells, about to be re-cast and 3 new ones added: the church was thoroughly restored in 1864 under the supervision of the late G.E. Street esq. R.A. architect, at a cost of £2,000, the whole of which was defrayed by the present rector: there are two stained windows at the east end, one of which is a memorial to Mrs M.A. Wise, 1862; the other was inserted to the memory of Richard Wise M.D.; there is an ancient Norman font of Catacluse stone: the memorials in the church are modern: in the churchyard is a tomb inscribed to Nicholas Cornelius, of Ladock, 1632. The register of baptisms dates from the year 1684; marriages, 1686; burials, 1683. The living is a rectory, tithe rent-charge £720, net yearly value £600 with good residence, in the gift of and held since 1846 by the Rev. Richard Farquhar Wise M.A. of St John’s College, Cambridge, hon. canon of Truro and rural dean of Powder. There is a Wesleyan chapel at Bissick and Bible Christian chapels at New Mills and Scarcewater. Trethurffe House, formerly the seat of the Trethurffes and afterwards of the Courtenays, was destroyed and a farmhouse erected on its site, which is occupied by Mr. John Searle Gill. Nansough is situated about 1½ miles south-west from the church; the house was rebuilt by the late Charles Andrew esq. and is now the property of Michael Henry Williams esq. The principal landowners are Michael Henry Williams esq. J.P., D.L., Viscount Falmouth, the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, John Tremayne esq. J.P., D.L., Lord Robartes, Augustus Stephens esq., Arthur Coode esq. J.P. and J.C. Williams esq. The soil is sparry at the surface; subsoil, spar & marl. The chief crops are wheat, barley and oats. The area is 5,691 acres; rateable value, £5,320; and the population in 1881 was 937. The hamlet of Bissick is situated near to the church. Hill Coos is another hamlet. Parish Clerk, John Olver Clemmow Letters from Grampound Road, which is the nearest money order & telegraph office Post Office, Bissick – Stephen Hoare, receiver. Letters delivered at 7.45 a.m.; dispatched at 4.50 p.m. National School (mixed). Commodious schools were erected with master’s house, in 1867, by R.F. & M.A.H. Wise, on a plot of ground adjoining the church; there is an endowment of £5 a year, left by the Rev. St John Eliot, formerly rector of this parish; with this exception the whole of the current expenses are defrayed by the present rector; capacity, 150; average attendance, 75. John Olver Clemmow, master Carriers – Ferrel, to Truro, Wed & Sat; to St Austell Fri Hoblyn, from St Columb to Truro, Wed & Sat, returning same days Roberts, from Truro to Wadebridge, Mon & Fri, returning following days Wall, from Bodmin to Truro, Mon, returning following day LADOCK FLINT, Stamford Raffles (Rev) B.A. [curate] Nansawsan LOBB, William Albion Mine WISE, Richard Farquhar (Rev) B.A. [hon. canon of Truro & rural dean of Powder] Rectory COMMERCIAL BEEL, Aaron farmer Hewas BEEL, William farmer Hewas BENNY, Henry farmer Besowsa BIDDICK, Richard farmer Trendeal BIDDICK, William farmer Little Trendeal BOWDEN, James farmer Hendra & Landrine BREWER, James farmer Lawn Down CLEMMOW, John Olver parish clerk COCKING, William farmer Great Hewas CROWLE, John farmer Menna Down CROWLE, Richard farmer Menna DUSTOW, Matthew farmer Trobus FORD, Richard miller (water) Kestle FRANCIS, John farmer Penhale GILL, John Searle farmer Trethurffe HARDING, Cornelius cowkeeper Forty Acres Gate HARRIS, Henry farmer Landrine HARVEY, John farmer Letcher’s Tenement HOOPER, William farmer Woodman’s Tenement HOPPER, Titus farmer Old Warren HOTTEN, Henry farmer Venton & Horse Pool Park HOTTEN, James farmer Kestle HOTTEN, Robert farmer Gunamanning KEAST, James farmer Hay LEACH, George farmer Boswiddle LEACH, Robert farmer Woodland Valley LETCHER, Richard (exors of) farmer Trethurffe Hills LIDDICOAT, William farmer Halezy MARTIN, Nathaniel Thomas farmer & rate collector Trewince MATTHEWS, James farmer Trendeal MICHELL, William Tucker farmer Nankilly NORTHCOTT, Thomas farmer Trelassick NORTHCOTT, William Andrew farmer ROBINS, Josiah farmer Nansough ROWSE, John farmer Juleff’s Tenement SLEEMAN, Joseph farmer Martin’s Tenement STEPHENS, Alfred John farmer Tregear STEPHENS, Augustus farmer Trendeal STEPHENS, John farmer North Trendeal TANK, Thomas farmer & miller (water) Forgue TRETHEWAY, Philip Cornelius farmer Mahuns VINCENT, Robert farmer Trendeal WARD, Richard H farmer Menna & Westow WARD, Thomas farmer Scarcewater WEARNE, John S farmer & miller (water) New Mills WILLIAMS, Thomas cowkeeper Menna Down WILLIAMS, William farmer Creaking Gate WOODLEY, John farmer Pollard’s Tenement WOODLEY, Thomas cowkeeper Carland BISSICK SHARMAN, Miss Nansowsan Cottage COMMERCIAL CARLYON, Matthew shoemaker COOMBES, Elizabeth Ann (Miss) shopkeeper CROCKER, John jun carpenter FERREL, John van proprietor HOARE, Stephen shoe maker Post Office MINERS, James shoe maker PUCKEY, William blacksmith RICHARDS, Harry blacksmith SERCOMBE, Joseph gardener to Rev Canon R.F. Wise B.A. STEPHENS, Silvanus miller (water) & farmer STRONGMAN, Richard Bassett shopkeeper & farmer VERCOE, Frederick John Falmouth Arms WILLIAMS, Samuel shopkeeper & mason WOOLCOCK, Harriett (Mrs) shopkeeper Transcribed by John Evans .