LUDGVAN is a township and parish, 3 miles north-east from Penzance, 1 from Marazion railway station on the West Cornwall railway, in Penwith Hundred, Penzance Union, Penwith deanery, Cornwall archdeaconry, and Exeter bishopric, West Cornwall; it is situated on the hill side facing Mount’s Bay. The church is an old stone building, having a porch with Norman arch, and, square embattled tower containing 5 bells: in the interior are nave, three aisles, chancel, several mural monuments, font and register. The living is a rectory, worth £800 yearly, with residence and 23 acres of glebe land, in the gift Lord Bolton; the Rev. Archibald Paris, M.A., is the incumbent. There are six chapels for Wesleyans, one for Bible Christians, and two for Primitive Methodists; also a National School for boys and girls, and a Sunday school, held at the National school room. A fair is held on the 2nd of October, yearly, at Lower Quarter, for cattle. The population, in 1851, was 3,529, and the acreage is 4,544a. 0r 33p. The subsoil is killas. The Rev. Canon Rogers is lord of the manor, and, with, the Duke of Leeds and the Duke of Cleveland, chief landowner. The chief crops are wheat, barley, oats, and potatoes. There are charities of £6 yearly value.
Crowlas is a hamlet.
Newtown, Whitecross, Long Rock, Truthall, Croft Hooper, Canons Town, Treassowe, Tremenheere, Tregender, Trenowin, Tregarthen, Tregellas, Trevorrow, Polgrean, Colloryan, Boskennel, Batreva, Curcuryan, Rospeath, Rosevidney, Nancadden, Vallanoweth, Bowjheer, varfell, Carvowsa, Chellew, Menwidden, Baldde, and Chyvella are places here.
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Bosustow Mrs. Charlotte, Rosevale TRADERS. Berryman James, farmer, Park & Camps Bilkey Robert, farmer, Tremenheere Blight James, farmer, Tregender Blight Richard, farmer, Colloryan Blight Samuel, farmer, Colloryan Caddy Edward, gardener Carne Thomas, farmer, Crowlas Chellew Richard, farmer, Boskennel Chellew Samuel, farmer, Treassowe Corin John, farmer, Batreva Curnow John, farmer, Ludgvan lease Curnow John, farmer, Curcuryan Curnow Robert, farmer, Newtown Curnow Uriah, farmer, Rospeath Dunstan James, turnpike surveyor, Canons town Eddy Andrew, farmer Eddy David, farmer Eddy John, farmer, Trenowin Eddy Thomas, farmer, White cross Edwards Edmond, farmer, Nancedden Edwards Edmond, jun. farmer, Trenowin Edwards John, farmer, Nancedden Edwards William, smith, Lower Quarter Ellis John, smith, Lower Quarter Firstbrook Jno. ironfounder, Rosevidney Gillis Richard, farmer, Tregellast Green James, farmer, Vellanoweth Harry John, gardener, Vellanoweth |
Hitchen John, farmer, Bowjheer Holman Bennett, farmer, Rospeath Ho[s?]king Charles, farmer, Varfell Hosking James, farmer, Treassowe Hosking John, farmer, Lit. Rosevidney Hosking John, Old inn, Carvowsa Hosking Mary (Mrs.), beer retailer, Long rock Hosking Richard, carpenter & wheelwright, Lower Quarter, White cross Hosking Richard V. farmer, Tregender Hosking William, farmer Ivey Henry, miller & farmer, Truthall James Capt. John, mine agt. Vellanowth James Henry Richd. farmr. Curcuryan Jennings Martha (Mrs.), farmr. Polgrean Johns & Co. grocers, Crowlas Johns John, farmer, Truthall Kevern james, farmer, Menwidden Kitchen Joseph, farmer, Trenowin Lanyon John, farmer, Tregarthen Mitchell Charles, farmer, Chellew Mitchell Samuel, beer retailer, Baldhu Morris Jeremiah, farmer, Trenwin Nicholas William, shopkeeper & farmer, Lower Quarter Oats Josiah, farmer, Chyvella Pearce Henry, farmer, Carvowsa Pearce John, farmer, Crowlas Polmear Samuel, farmer, Newtown Quick Thomas & Co. grocers, Crowlas |
Rapson Matthw. beer retailer, Polgrean Richards Benj. farmer, Croft Hooper Roach Robert, farmer, Truthall Roach Robert, mason, Baldhu Roberts Jno. Commercial inn, Long rock Roberts William, Star, Crowlas Rowe John, butcher, Canons town Rowe Peter, farmer, Curcuryan Rowse John, farmer, Colloryan Rowse Francis, farmer, Tregellas Rubery Richard, farmer, Colloryan Rubery Trevennen, farmer, Colloryan Sartin Robert, miller, Vellanoweth Semmens Elizabeth (Mrs.), farmer, Ludgvan lease Stevens Edward, farmer, Ludgvan lease Thomas Henry, farmer, Truthall Thomas James, farmer, Bog Tregonning Sampson, farmer, Rosevidney Trembath Humphrey, farmer, Manwidden Trembath James, farmer, Manwidden Trewhella John, farmer, Polgrean Trewhella William, shoe maker, Baldhu Trewen Robert, postmaster Trythall Wm. farmer, Ludgvan lease Warren John, shopkeeper, Crowlas White Henry, farmer, Trevorrow White William, miller, Curcuryan Williams John, farmer, Chellew Williams Martin, relieving officer, Rospeath |
Post Office—Robert Trewen, Crowlas, postmaster. Letters arrive at 6 p.m. & dispatched at 7 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Penzance
©2004 (last updated 7 Apr 2004) Rick Parsons, Bristol, England
