1184 LUXULYAN. CORNWALL. [K.ELLY's Ascension,at LoCKING-GATE, a chapel of ease, was built in 188g Edgcumbe P.c., n.c.L., L.L. Jonathan Ra3hleigh esq. D.L., at a cost of £6oo,raised by public subscriptions and consists of J.P. of Menabilly, Tywardreath and Sir Charles Brune nave and transept, with sittings for So people. There are Graves-Sawle hart. D.L., J.P. of Penrice, St. Austell. The W esleyan chapels at Rosemelling and Lower Town ; and soil is clayey; subsoil, granite. The chief crops are oats, Bible Christian chapels at Church Town, Ebenezer and wheat, barley and turnips. The area is 5,410 acres of land Ennis. There are four ancient 'crosses here, and in the and 22 of water; rateable v!}.lue, £4,835; the population in centre of the Church Town is a well, or baptistery, of early 1891 was 937· date, with walls:and roof of granite ; the structure is well pre­ Parish Clerk, Sir Colman Rashleigh hart. c.B., J.P. served, but the water, which was excellent, has ceased to Sexton, Lieut.-Co1. Colman Battie Rashleigh D.L., J.P. rise since the making of the railway cutting. Fairs were PosT OF.FICE.-Mrs. T. M. Carkeek, sub-postmaster. Let­ formerly held on the 2nd July and 7th October, but they ters arrive from Lostwithiel!at 8.55 a.m. ; dispatched at have fallen into disuse. Prideaux, the property of Sir Col­ 4.20 p.m. The nearest money & telegraph office is at St. man Rashleigh hart. C.B., D.L., J.P., B.A. at present occupied Blazey. Postal orders are issued here, but not paid by Francis Barratt esq. is a mansion of stone, erected 1808 WALL LETTER Box, Bridges, cleared at 4· 10 p.m~ week days by the IJ.te Sir John Colman Rashleigh bart, d. 1847, and only stands near the site of the old manor house. At Prideaux~ SCHOOLS:- in this parish, stood a castle, supposed to have been built A School Board of 5 members was formed May 14, 1875 ; before the Norman Conquest; it was inhabited by a family Charles Thomas Trevail, clerk of the board ; William of the same name, now represented by Charles Glynn Pri­ Honey, attendance officer deaux-Brune esq. D.L., J.P. of Prideaux Place, Padstow ; all Board (mixed), built in 1271, for 175 children; average that remains of the manor house has been converted into a attendance, 70; James Edwards, master stable ; but there are still remains of an encampment. Sir Board (mixed),Locking Gate, built in 188o, for 6o children; Colman Rashleigh hart. c.B. is lord of the manor. The average attendance, 30; Miss Harvey, mistress principal landowners are Lord Robartes, the Earl of Mount Railway Station, Bridges, John W. Cole, station master [Letters for places marked* go through Bt. Francis Thomas, farmer, Horrows Richards John, farmer, Trenince Blazey, Par Station R.S.O.] Grigg Josepb, jun. farmer, Corgay Roach Anges (Mrs.), farmer, Bodiggo [Letters for places marked t go through St. Grose John, farmer, Savath Roach Charles, farmer, Bodiggo Austell.] Grose Joseph, farmer, Ennisvath RoachJn.Keam,boot maker,Ivy cottage *Barratt Francis J.P. Prideaux Hawk Joseph, farmer, Little Prideaux Roberts Matthew, farmer, Tretharrup Coward Rev. Richard M.A. Vicarage *Hawk Thomar,:, farmer, Restinnes Sandercock John, blacksmith, :Marks COMMERCIAL. Hawken John, farmer, Trenetham Sturtridge .Alfred, temperance hotel Bennett Alfred, farmer, St. Cyors Higman John, miller (water) & shop- !Sturtridge Thomas, farmer, Newgate BennettJohn, farmer,IHigher woon keeper, Bridges Treffrey, Clunes & Co. coal merchants Bennett Joseph Thos. frmr. Treskilling *Higman Robert, farmer, Trevanny (Eber Cole, agent), Bridges Bennett Nicholas, shoe ma. Treskilling Hooper John Grose, farmer, Conce Tremewau Benjamin, farmer, Horrows Bennett Richard (Mrs.), farmer, Cross James Henry, farmer, Castlehill [postal Trethewey Joseph, farmer, Trescoll *BennettStephen, blacksmith,Nanscawn address, Bodmin J :j:TrevailCharles,farmer, HigherMenadu" Bennett Thomas, shoe maker, Atwcll Jane John, farmer, Lower town :j:Trevail Charles T. farmer & clerk to :j:Beswetherick Jabez,carpenter, Bowden Jope Jam.es, blacksmith school board, Higher Menadue & Beswetherick Thomas, farmer, Lestoon Julian John, farm bailiff to Mr. Waiter Trenouth Beswetherick Wm.Hy.frmr. Tredinnick Hicks, Lower Menadue *Trevail John, farmer, Carne Carkeek T. M. (Mrs.), family grocer *Keam Robert, miller (water), Wood ml Trevail Reuben, fanner, Canna & general provision dlr.&c. Post office *Knight P. & Son, China Clay works !UdyThos.farmer & landowner,Bodwen Chapman John, farmer, Lestoon *Knight James Jsph. farmer, Methrose Varcoe John, shopkeeper, Marks Church Edmund, farmer, Tretharrup :j:Knight Josiah,farmer,Higher Menadue Varcoe Thomas, farmer, Horrows tClemo Wm. farmer,Bowden & Penrose & Secoouch Varcoe William, farmer, Horrows :j:Coad Jeremiah, farmer, Locking gate *Knight Joseph, farmer, Gt. Prideaux *Wallis Richard, farmer, Whitehouse Coad John, farmer, Kernick Littleton James, farmer, Bodiggo Wallis Thomas, farmer, Bridges Cock David & Co. China Clay works, *Lovering & Co. (John Minnear, Wedlake Ann (Mrs.), Seven Stars P.H. Ennisvath manager),ChinaClayworks,Nanscawn Marks Cock Robert (Mrs.), farmer, Trescoll Marshal! William, farmer, Lower woon Wellington John, farmer, Harrows Dyer John, farmer & landowner, Marshall Wm.jun. farmer, Lower woon *Wheal Rashleigh China Clay Co.(John Higher Innis *MethroseChina Clay Co.(JohnHocken Hocken Knight, mam.ger) Edward Samuel, farmer, Carminows Knight, manager). See advertisement White Thomas, farmer, Trescoll Edwards Robert, farmer, Croft *Minnear John, farmer, Nanscawn White Thomas Stick, farmer, Trevellon *Ellis James, miller, Rock !Morcom William, farmer, Bodwert Whitfield John, mason,LowerMenadue Folley John, farmer, Lower Menadue Nicholls Thos. King's Arms P.H. Bridges Williams Edward, farmer& landowner. Freeman John, Sons & Co. Lim. Phillips Charles, farmer, Savath Lower Innis (Samuel Wm. Tregaskis, manager), Phillips Joseph, carpenter Williams John, farmer, Higher Innis Granite Quarry works, Tregarden & Phillips William Jn.farmer,Tregonning Williams Jsph.Hy.farmer, Rosemelling Cottage Pinch Joseph, farmer, Chytan Woolcock W1lliam, farmer, Tregarden MABE, or ST. lVIABE, is a parish, watered by the rivers "Tresahor money," is distributed to poor widows. At Treleever and Argle, 4 miles west from Falmouth and ::! Helland, in this parish, are the remains of a graveyard south-west from Penryn station on the Truro and Falmouth which, it is supposed, belonged originally to a religious section of the Great Western railway, in the Truro division house on this site. An interesting granite cross, and also an of the county, hnndred and petty sessional division of East ancient font and stoup, are standing in the graveyard. Kerrier, Falmouth union and county court district, rural Thirty-five acres of this parish are occupied by a reservoir, deanery of Carnmarth,archdeaconry of Cornwall, and diocese which is partly in Budock, for the supply of Penryn and of Truro. The parish of Mabe (Old Eng. "son") was at Falmouth with water. Here are extensive granite quarries, one time part of that of Mylor. The church of St. Mabe, which afford employment to a large portion of the inhabi­ situated on high ground, is an ancient edifice of granite, in tants. Tremough, the residence of Mrs. Shilson, is a hand­ the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, nave of six bays, some granite mansion, standing in about 20 acres of land, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower, with adjoining Penryn. Antron Hill, the seat of John Knill pinnacles, containing 5 bells, all cast in 1744: the church Kinsman esq. J.P. occupies about gr acres of land, pleasantly retains the rood stairs, an Easter sepulchre, a piscina, and situated about 500 feet above mean sea level; it commands sedilia: the south doorway is Norman, and has a plain extensive views of the Channel, harbour, and surrounding square stoup: the church was damaged by lightning on the country. Messrs. Samuel James and William Rail, who are 4th February, 1866, and was thoroughly restored in r868, lords of the manor, the Rev. Sir Vyell Donnithorne Vyvyan at a cost of about £1.400, of which sum Miss Williams, of bart. J.P. of Trelowarren, Mrs. Shilson, of Tremough, Capt. Falmouth, subscribed £r,ooo, and William Shilson esq. of Francis John Hext J.P. of Tredethy, St. Mabyn, John Tremough, £1oo; at the restoration of the church some very Williams esq. the Ecclesiastical·Commissioners, Francis Gil­ interesting groups of figures carved in alabaster were dis- bert Enys esq. of Enys, St. Gluvias, John Medlin esq. Mr. covered, which are now preserved at the Vicarage : the J ames Bath and Mrs. Downing are the principal landowners. church plate includes an ancient silver chalice: there are The soil is light loam on a stratum of granite. The chief 180 sittings. The register dates from the year 1653. The crops are oats, turnips and roots; there is also a large living is a vicarage, tithe rent-charge commutation £170, extent of grass land. The area is 2,547 acres of land and average £123, net yearly value £26o, with residence, in 22 of water; rateable value, £3,958; the population in 1891 the gift of the Bishop of Truro, and held since 1825 by the was 648. Rev. UlricCollinsMasonB.A. of University College, Durham. BuRNT HousE is a hamlet, about I mile north from the There are Wesleyan chapels at Trenoweth and Halvosso. church, on the road from Penryn to Penzance. A rent-charge on land at Constantine of 12s. yearly called I Parish Clerk, Alfred Knowlcs. .