Cornwall is the South-Western extremity of England, and is bounded by the Sea on all sides, except the East, where it joins Devonshire. It is 90 miles long and from 25 to 7 miles broad. It is divided into nine hundreds: East, Keriar, Lesnewth, Penwith, Powder, Pyder, Stratton, Trigg and West. Rivers: the Tamar, the Cober, the Fall and the Camel. Its principal Towns are Launceston and Falmouth. The county contains 1327 square miles, or 849,280 acres. Cornwall is in the Province of Canterbury, and in the Diocese of Exeter. Population, 341,279.
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
Germoe is a chapelry of Breage Ancient Parish in Cornwall. Other places in the parish include: Balwest. Parish church: Parish registers begin: Parish registers: 1679 Bishop’s Transcripts: 1610 Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic, Society of Friends/Quaker, and Wesleyan Methodist. Adjacent Parishes St Hilary Breage Godolphin Historical Descriptions The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870 GERMOE, a village and a …
Godolphin is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Cornwall, created in 1846 from Breage Ancient Parish. Alternative names: Breage St John the Baptist, Godolphin Cross Parish church: Parish registers begin: Parish registers: 1846 Bishop’s Transcripts: None Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist Adjacent Parishes St Hilary St Erth Crowan Breage Germoe Sithney Historical Descriptions The Imperial Gazetteer of England & …
Gorran is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cornwall. Alternative names: St Goran, St Gorran Other places in the parish include: Menegwins, Trevarrick, Treninick, Trevear, High Lanes, and Gorran Haven. Parish church: Parish registers begin: Parish registers: 1661 Bishop’s Transcripts: 1607 Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist, Independent/Congregational, and Wesleyan Methodist. Adjacent Parishes St Michael Carhays Mevagissey Historical Descriptions …
Grade is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cornwall. Parish church: Parish registers begin: Parish registers: 1700 Bishop’s Transcripts: 1597 Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist Association Adjacent Parishes Mullion Landewednack St Keverne Ruan Minor Ruan Major Historical Descriptions The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870 GRADE, a parish in Helston district, Cornwall; on the coast, near the Lizard, …
Gulval is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cornwall. Alternative names: Lanesly Other places in the parish include: Carfury and Gear. Parish church: Parish registers begin: Parish registers: 1598 Bishop’s Transcripts: 1608 Nonconformists include: Bible Christian Methodist, Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist. Adjacent Parishes Zennor Penzance St Mary Ludgvan Madron Towednack Morvah Historical Descriptions The Imperial Gazetteer of England …
Gwennap is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cornwall. Alternative names: Gwennap with St Day Other places in the parish include: Crofthandy, Frogpool, and Carharrack. Parish church: Parish registers begin: Parish registers: 1658 Bishop’s Transcripts: 1610 Nonconformists include: Baptists, Plymouth Brethren, Bible Christian Methodist, Wesleyan Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist Association. Adjacent Parishes Lannarth St Day Baldhu St Stithians …
Gwinear is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cornwall. Other places in the parish include: Relistian, Tregortha, Roseworthy, Revala, Wall, Fraddam, Drannock, Cathebedron, and Camhell Green. Parish church: Parish registers begin: Parish registers: 1560 Bishop’s Transcripts: 1607 Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist Adjacent Parishes Phillack St Erth Crowan Gwithian Penponds Historical Descriptions The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales …