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Truly a fascinating book. Wonderfully detailed descriptions of historical events, churches and local worthies in every parish in the county..

You will find all sorts of extra detail of places and events in this book. To show the type of detail listed in the book, here is an entry: MAGWAN IN PYDER, to distinguish it from Mawgan in Meneage near Helson, is bounded by the sea, St. Eval, St. Columb Minor, St Columb Major, and St Ervan.Rectors - 1680, Trevinnard. 1704, Tregenna. 1725, Skinner. 1756, Altham. 1761, Bateman. 1777, Hilton. 1796, Hilton. 1804, Paul. 1806, Sutton and Carlyon. 1846, Stephens, brother of Mr Stephens, of Tregenna Castle, resident in London. Hugh St. Aubyn Rogers is the Curate.The church contains many monuments of the Arundells, whose ancient seat of Lanherne is adjoining. Lanherne still belongs to Lord Arundell, of Wardour Castle, and is occupied by a convent of nuns; the original members, sixteen, emigrated about fifty years since from Antwerp, when it was besieged by the French.

The beautiful vale of Lanherne is described in a poem by the Rev. John Fisher, a native of Bodmin, who was Curate of Mawgan, which he quitted for Bedfordshire in 1804. He died lately at his rectory of Wavendon.

A poem on the same subject, without any knowledge of the prior work, has been of late years published by Mr Stokes, Solicitor, of Truro. Carnanton is the seat of Humphry Willyams, Esq. Banker, of Truro.

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