Saltash | Cornwall Guide Saltash Royal Albert Bridge - Saltash Saltash is known as the Gateway to Cornwall, as it lies just across the River Tamar from Plymouth . Travellers arriving in the county by train will cross the Royal Albert Bridge , Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s famous railway bridge across the river completed in 1859. One of the first sites as you cross the bridge is the colurfully painted Union Inn with its Union Jack painted facade and murals. There is a pleasant shopping high street in the heart of the town. Nearby 11th century motte-and-bailey Trematon Castle was built in a commanding position over the valley and Trematon Manor is a Georgian house worth a visit. In fact, the villages of Trematon and Burraton are the original settlements of this area. The Crooked Inn at Stoketon Cross is a pub with a difference, hosting an interesting collection of pets. Union Inn - Saltash The lord of Trematon founded the market town of Saltash in the 12th century, at a point where an ancient highway crossed the Tamar estuary by means of a ferry. Saltash achieved borough status around the end of that century.

It was the first port to be established on the system of estuaries stretching from Plymouth Sound. Until 1901, Saltash had jurisdiction over all those waters. The town’s strategic position led to its involvement in many important events. An early Norman church is St Nicholas and St Faith uphill from the ferry crossing. However the main parish church for Saltash is the 15th century St Stephens which is about a mile from the town centre. Sir Francis Drake married a Saltash girl, Mary Newman. Her cottage still exists and is open to visitors. Saltash is an ideal location for visitors to the Tamar Valley and there are many beautiful views across the river. Canoeing trips on the Tamar are very popular. The town has a local Heritage Trail and also boasts a Leisure Centre. The town is within easy reach of many major attractions in both Cornwall and Devon and is on all the main transport routes by road and rail. Saltash Museum and Local History Centre opened in 2000 and contains a small permanent display about the history and well-known characters of Saltash. A temporary display is mounted during the summer.

River Tamar at Saltash A new all-tides pontoon for short-stay moorings sailing and motor boats opened recently. The river is navigable beyond the Tamar bridges and, on some tides, it is possible to sail further up the beautiful river valley, as far as Cotehele and Calstock. Plymouth Sound is full of interest, as are such sites as Mount Edgecumbe , Drake’s Island, the historic Devonport Dockyard, and Torpoint . There is a passenger ferry at Cremyll and a chain car ferry at Torpoint . The historic Saltash Waterside offers a choice of entertainment, cafés, pubs and restaurants. There is plenty of accommodation in the area, of every sort. In addition, the town has a collection of shops catering for every need. Not too far away are the attractive resorts of Looe and Polperro . And for anyone looking for a little more night life, the bright lights of Plymouth are just across the river. Map of Cornwall with Towns Map of Cornwall with Towns This Map of Cornwall page offers clickable buttons on the image above. And to make it even easier there is a full list if the towns alphabetically in our gazetter below.

Advent - Advent is not an actual village, but a parish on the Camel river, 2 miles S of Camelford. Altarnun - Altarnun is a small, pretty village on the NE edge of Bodmin Moor Baldhu - Baldhu is a parish a little to the south of the Truro, Wheal Jane mine is here. Bedruthan Steps - Bedruthan Steps, owned by the National Trust, offer lovely piece of coastal walking along the cliffs. Blisland - Blisland is a quiet, pretty village on the western slopes of Bodmin Moor. A very striking village green Boconnoc - Boconnoc is one of the great houses of Cornwall, with parkland and its own medieval church. Bodmin - Bodmin was once the county town of Cornwall, and has a long history. Bodmin Moor - Bodmin Moor is smaller than Dartmoor and Exmoor, but contains 100 square miles of windswept uplands.

Boscastle - Boscastle on the North Cornwall Coast is one of the few remaining unspoilt harbour villages in Cornwall Botallack - Botallack is an old mining village, near St Just and a particularly good place to see mining ruins. Boyton - Boyton, a village and parish, 5 miles N.W. of Launceston. Bradock - Bradock (or Braddock), lies to the east of Boconnoc , half way between Lostwithiel and Liskeard Breage - Breage is a former mining village, with associations with wreckers and smugglers. Bude - Bude has been a seaside resort since Victorian times, with wide sandy beaches, Summerleaze and Crooklets. Bude Canal - Bude Canal, now only a few miles remain of this canal that originally ran 35 miles inland. Cadgwith - Cadgwith is a charming little village, near the tip of the Lizard. Callington - Callington grew up as a small mining and woollen town. Calstock - Calstock grew up as an island port on the River Tamar fourteen miles upriver from Plymouth Sound.

Cambourne - Camborne was the centre of Cornish mining, with around 350 tin and copper mines in the area its the height Camelford - Camelford on the River Camel, and on the edge of Bodmin Moor Cape Cornwall - Cape Cornwall, England's only cape, is a small headland 4 miles north of Land's End. Cardinham - Cardinham is a small village is on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor. Carnmenellis - Carnmenellis is close to Stithians Reservoir, between Falmouth and Redruth Cawsand - Cawsand and Kingsand are two adjoining hamlets on the Rame Head peninsula, overlooking Plymouth Sound. Charlestown - Charlestown is a picturesque small harbour near St Austell, home port for some "tall ships". Coverack - Coverack is another attractive Lizard village that grew up round smuggling and fishing. Cotehele - Cotehele was originally the home of the Edgcumbe family, now run by the National Trust.

Crackington Haven - Crackington Haven is a beautiful pebbley cove on the north coast of Cornwall Crantock - Crantock is a picturesque village, separated from the busy tourist town of Newquay by the River Gannel Cremyll - Cremyll is a port on Plymouth Sound, where the passenger ferry from Devon first lands you on Cornish soil. Davidstow - Davidstow is a small village on the northern edge of Bodmin Moor Delabole - Delabole has been producing slate since at least 1314 Devoran - Devoran is on the south coast in Restronguet Creek on the Fal Estuary about 4 miles South West of Truro. Duloe - A village South West of Liskeard best known for its stone ring. Falmouth - Falmouth has one of the largest natural harbours in the world. Feock - Feock is one side of the King Harry Ferry crossing to the Roseland. Flushing - Flushing is a coastal village in Cornwall, near Penryn and facing Falmouth across an arm of Carrick Roads. Fowey - Fowey tumbles down steep slopes to the west bank of the river.

A yachting centre today. Gerrans Bay - From the hilltop village and church of Gerrans there is a stunning view of Gerrans Bay. Godrevy - Godrevy, NE of Hayle, is a National Trust owned stretch of coast with a famous lighthouse. Gorran Haven - Gorran Haven is a small picturesque 13th-century village 3 miles south west of Mevagissey. Grampound - Grampound is now a small village on the busy main road from St Austell to Truro. Gulval - Gulval is a quiet village of Victorian houses and cottages round a 15th century church. 1 mile from Penzance Gunnislake - Gunnislake was the lowest crossing point on the River Tamar right up to modern times Gunwalloe - Gunwalloe is a fishing cove with a scattering of fishermen's cottages at the eastern tip of Mounts bay. Gweek - Gweek was once a busy port at the head of the Helford River, it is now a peaceful little village.

Gwennap - Gwennap is a small village SE of Redruth, best known for Gwennap Mines Gwithian - Gwithian is a village at the northern end of a three mile sandy beach near St Ives. Hayle - Hayle dominates the crescent of St Ives Bay with three miles of golden sands Helford - A pretty village on the Helford River. Helston - Helston is the gateway to the Lizard peninsula and the RNAS Culdrose airbase is just outside the town. Holywell Bay - Holywell Bay is a small village on the north coast of Cornwall about 5 miles from Newquay Kingsand - Kingsand and Cawsand are a pair of 17th Century Cornish fishing villages. Kynance Cove - Kynance Cove is a beauty spot on the Lizard owned by the National Trust. Lands End - Lands End claim to fame today is that it is the most westerly point in England.

Lanhydrock - Lanhydrock, Cornwall is now owned by the National Trust, Lanlivery - Lanlivery is rather bleak moorland parish situated above a tributary of the Fowey River Launceston - Launceston was the country town of Cornwall from early times until 1838, home to a Norman Castle. Lelant - L elant is on the estuary of the Hayle River, 3 miles from St Ives. Liskeard - Liskeard flourished as a result of its mineral wealth and was one of the five original stannary towns Lizard - Lizard is the most southerly point on the British mainland. Looe - West and East Looe, originally two separate towns, were joined by a bridge in 1411 Lostwithiel - Lostwithiel was the capital of Cornwall for a short period in the 13th century. Restormel Castle is near here. Luxulyan - Luxulyan village contains a number of granite cottages, a 15th century church with a turreted tower. Madron - Madron is a village of granite cottages, NW of Penzance.

Marazion - Marazion is a pretty town facing St Michaels Mount, on Mounts Bay near Penzance Mawgan - Some pretty cottages nestle in a wooded valley south of the Helford River. Mawnan Smith - Mawnan Smith on the Helford River, a part of Cornwall with exotic and semi-tropical plants flourishing. Mevagissey - Mevagissey is a very pretty fishing village with colour washed cob cottagesand a natural harbour. Minions - Minions is a small upland high up on Bodmin moor. And at 300 is the highest village in Cornwall. Morwenstow - Morwenstow is a village, near high cliffs on the coast, is best known for its vicar/poet R S Hawker . Mount's Bay - Mount's Bay is one of the 'Most Beautiful Bays in the World'. Mousehole - Mousehole, pronounced Mouzell, it is another pretty fishing village with a long and colourful history. Mullion - Mullion is a former fishing harbour on the Lizard.

Mylor - Mylor is a village at the head of the Mylor Creek, one of the many arms of Falmouth Harbour. Newlyn - Newlyn is about a mile west of Penzance, and now one of the largest fishing ports in England Newquay - Newquay can offer the beaches, surfing and mild climate that attract tourists to the area. Padstow - Padstow a picturesque fishing port is on the Camel Estuary, about seven miles from Wadebridge. Par - Par was developed as a mineral port by Joseph Treffry between 1829 and 1841. Pendeen - The village of Pendeen is half way between Lands End and St Ives. There is a lighthouse here. Penryn - Penryn is now part of Falmouth, but has separate roots. Penzance - The ancient market town of Penzance is 10 miles from Land's End. Perranporth - Perranporth offers three and a half miles of sands plus safe bathing with lifeguards in the summer. Polperro - Polperro is a picturesque fishing harbour lined with tightly packed houses and narrow traffic free streets.

Polzeath - Polzeath is a small village on the headland across the River Camel from Padstow Porthcurno - Porthcurno is a small sheltered cove of white sand with the little village Porthleven - Porthleven since the middle ages has been a fishing village, and is still a working port today Port Isaac - Port Isaac is 700-year old fishing village comparatively unspoilt by modern tourism. Portloe - Portloe is a small, unspoilt, fishing village on the Roseland Peninsula in Cornwall. Portscatho - Portscatho is a former pilchard-fishing village on the Roseland peninsula Porthtowan - Porthtowan, the name comes from the sandy beaches and dunes (towans). Portholland - Portholland has two separate coves at high tide, but at low tide they are linked by a sandy beach. Portreath - Portreath is a small village on the North coast of Cornwall, between the towns of Camborne and Redruth. Port William - Port William or Trebarwith Strand, take your pick, is a small hamlet not far from Tintagel.

Probus - Probus grew as a wool town, which funded the tallest church tower in Cornwall. Prussia Cove - Prussia Cove is on Mount's Bay, the cove got its name from John Carter, one of the legendary smugglers. Redruth - Redruth, together with its neighbour Camborne, was the centre of the Cornish Tin mining industry Roseland - The Roseland Peninsula is a beautiful area between the River Fal on the west and the sea on the east Rock - The village of Rock is across the Camel estuary from the fishing port of Padstow. Roche - Roche gets its name from a granite outcrop, and on that rock is the hermitage chapel of St Michael, built in 1409 Saltash - Saltash, Isambard Kingdom Brunel's masterpiece, the 1859 iron railway bridge spans the River Tamar here. St. Agnes - St Agnes is an interesting mining village, surrounded by the ruins of former mines. St. Austell - St Austell was just a small village with a church, then came the discovery of China Clay.

St Buryan - Sy Buryan church has a four-staged tower that is used still as a landmark by fishermen entering Mounts Bay St Cleer - St Cleer, a former mining village on the edge of Bodmin Moor, north of Liskeard St Clement - St Clement, a pretty hamlet south of Truro,is situated on the banks of the estuary to the River Fal St Colomb Major - The town of St Columb Major has a medieval feel with tall slate hung buildings, narrow alleyways. St Day - St Day was the mining centre for Cornwall before Redruth took over the role. St Ewe - St Ewe parish and picturesque little village lie in the agricultural area west of Mevagissey. St Germans - St Germans was originally a fishing village in the 19th century. St. Ives - St Ives, There is still much of the old character in the town, with cobbled alleys and flowery courtyards. St. Just in Roseland - St Just in Roseland has Cornwall's most photographed church, the 13th century St Justus church St. Just - St Just, the most westerly town in Britain, grew prosperous from tin and copper mining.

St Keverne - St Keverne is a coastal parish , mainly agricultural but with quarrying activity. St. Mawes - St. Mawes, home of its own castle, is a pretty village that looks across Falmouth Harbour to Pendennis Castle. St Mawgan - St Mawgan is a picturesque village in the wooded Lanherne Valley near Newquay, and 2 miles from the sea. St Merryn - St Merryn is a cluster of grey slate cottages round the church, and is near Trevose Head. St Michaels Mount - St Michael's Mount is now owned by the National Trust St Neot - St Neot is a small village in a deep wooded hollow, just south of Colliford Lake, Bodmin Moor's largest reservoir. St Tudy - Nestling close to Bodmin Moor in North Cornwall, lies the picturesque parish and village of St Tudy. Sanscreed - Sancreed is an attractive inland village in the Lands End peninsula. Seaton - The River Seaton winds through woods down to the sea at Seaton. Sennen Cove - Sennen is the most westerly village in England.

Tintagel - Tintagel Castle is a few hundred yards outside the village, and has been protected from the ravages of commerce. Torpoint - Torpoint is the gateway to Cornwall, on a peninsula in East Cornwall, across the River Tamar from Plymouth. Tregony - Tregony is a pretty town at the base of the Roseland peninsula. Trelissick - Trelissick National Trust gardens overlooking the River Fal. Tresillian - Tresillian was once the lowest bridging point on the Truro River, and the highest navigable point from the sea. Truro - Truro is the county town of Cornwall today, and the main shpping centre in the county. Veryan - Veryan is a village on the Roseland peninsula probably best known for its round houses Wadebridge - Wadebridge is now a tourist town, and the gateway to the Camel Trail. Widemouth Bay - Widemouth Bay, a long, sandy, windswept bay near Bude Zennor - Zennor is a tiny hamlet with church , pub and a few cottages about half a mile from the sea.

Saltash Town Council Statutory Notice of Vacancy in the office of Town Councillor - read the notice on Notices Page Saltash Neighbourhood Plan - inc.Questionnaires We are looking for nominations for Saltash Citizen & Young Citizen awards by 27th January to the Guildhall. Carkeel Roundabout - Cornwall Council Press Release and information leaflets on Notices Page. Cold Weather Advice including use of Town Council grit bins. Click here . Nuisance gulls - see advice leaflet here Welcome to the Saltash Town Council website Saltash is a flourishing modern town with historic roots stretching back to the 12th century. Situated on the west bank of the beautiful river Tamar, Saltash acts as a gateway between Cornwall and Devon, whether travelling by road, rail or river. As well as the attractive setting, Saltash can also boast a wide range of excellent facilities whatever your needs, from schools and housing, to industrial estates and transportation links, to beautiful river-side walks and leisure amenities. The perfect place to work, live or just visit. This website has been developed to provide a wide range of information, whether your reason for browsing is for business, pleasure, or intrigue!

We hope that you enjoy your cyber-visit to Saltash and that you are able to come and enjoy our town too. For the latest information on events in and around Saltash, please see the Events page. This site is being continually improved and updated to ensure that you have access to all the latest information. Any constructive comments, criticisms or compliments you wish to make are welcome. Truro | Cornwall Guide Truro Truro Cathedral The only city in Cornwall, although Bodmin is still nominally the county town. Truro’s most striking feature is the Cathedral , with its green spire and gothic appearance. Built at the turn of the century it dominates the Truro skyline with its 250 foot high towers and has some interesting Victorian stained glass windows. The south aisle of the cathedral is what remains of St Mary’s Church, said to be one of the finest pieces of medieval architecture in Cornwall. Its decorative style contrasts with the simplicity of the new part of the cathedral. The city's heritage is as a market town and port dating back over 800 years, booming during the tin mining era.

Sat at the head of a navigable stretch of the River Fal Truro was within easy reach of the sea but more protected than Falmouth downstream. Truro Wharfside Nowadays the port is mostly used for pleasure cruises along the tributaries of the River Fal to Falmouth and St Mawes but in the not too distant past this was a bustling working port. Tales abound of the unsavoury characters and goings on along the quayside with press gangs and and rouges a plenty. As a result of all this nefarious activity there are no shortage of ghost stories from the wharfside and supernatural goings on have long been reported at the Radio Cornwall studios on Phoenix Wharf. These days much of the wharfside has been turned into offices and apartments and the only industrial activity is on Lighterage Quay's long quayside where cargoes such as scrap metal and cement are still loaded. In the early days of the city, there was a Norman castle overlooking the river. Nothing remains of this today apart from the name of a street and a hill. During the Civil War, Truro declared for the Royalists and, for a short time housed the Royalist mint.

In those days there was constant rivalry between Truro and Falmouth, particularly over control of the river. Prosperity was short lived though and when the Parliamentarians took the town the mint was moved to Exeter and control of the river was divided with Falmouth. Lemon Street - Turo In spite of its early history, few very old buildings remain today and most of the town centre dates from Truro's Georgian, Regency and Victorian heyday. Many fine examples of 18th century architecture may be found in Princes Street, notably the Mansion House and Princes House. There are also many fine Georgian houses to be seen on Lemon Street, which climbs up from the city centre to the Lander Memorial. This is a column erected in 1835 to commemorate the local Lander brothers , explorers who discovered the source of the Nile. Walsingham Place - Truro Today Truro retains its standing as a market town and is main shopping town of Cornwall with much of the city centre converted to pedestrian areas. There is a large indoor market on Lemon Quay and occasional farmers’ markets close by.

In addition to the major stores and chains such as Marks and Spencers, there are still many small individual shops to be found down the narrow streets of Truro. In spite of its city statue, Truro is not the largest town in Cornwall; there are several larger agglomerations. It does however employ more people than other towns with the major employers being the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro College and Cornwall Council. As a result the city suffers from a level of traffic congestion little seen in the rest of Cornwall. The Royal Cornwall Museum in River Street has a fine geological collection and many other interesting exhibits on Cornish history and culture. Of particular interest is the 6th century 'Arthur's inscribed stone', found at Tintagel Castle and a real Egyptian mummy! In addition to the permanent collections there are frequent other interesting temporary exhibitions. Boscawen Street - Truro The Hall for Cornwall is now the premier entertainment centre for the county, hosting touring groups from opera, ballet and other companies. It is within a complex of cafés and shops in a recently renovated area of town. Positioned almost in the middle of Cornwall, Truro has been the county’s administrative centre since the main courts were moved here from Bodmin .

It is also the ecclesiastical and cultural centre of the county. Within easy reach of Truro are many of the beaches, particularly on the Cornish Riviera , and the lovely Roseland Peninsula . Its position and excellent transport links make it a good base for exploring the rest of Cornwall. For an excellent map of Truro have a look at the Truro City Council website GENUKI: Cornwall Cornwall Report problems or contribute information 1 Introduction 2 Message details 3 Upload file 4 Submitted Help and advice for Cornwall If you have found a problem on this page then please report it on the following form. We will then do our best to fix it. If you are wanting advice then the best place to ask is on the area's specific email lists . All the information that we have is in the web pages, so please do not ask us to supply something that is not there. We are not able to offer a research service. If you wish to report a problem, or contribute information, then do use the following form to tell us about it. Leave this field blank We are in the process of upgrading the site to implement a content management system.

Cornwall Visitations, Heraldic "Cornwall - maritime County of England, forming its SW extremity; is bounded by Devon on the East, and washed on all the other sides by the sea; length, NE and SW, 75 miles; average breadth, 22 miles; coast line, about 200 miles; area, 863,065 acres, population 330,686. The South coast is much and deeply indented, and has some good harbours. The principal openings from West to East are Mounts Bay, Falmouth Bay and Harbour, St Austell Bay, Fowey Harbour, Whitsand Bay, and Plymouth Sound. Falmouth is one of the finest harbours in Britain. The indentations on the North consist of shallow bays with few or no harbours. The chief promontories are Land's End, where the granite cliffs are about 60 ft. high; and the Lizard, the most southerly point of England. The Isles of Scilly lie off Land's End, 25 miles to the SW.

The Devonian range extends NE and SW, rising in Brown Willy to an altitude of 1368 feet. The streams are numerous, but small. The principal are the Tamar (which forms the boundary with Devon), Lyhner, Fowey, and Camel. There is much barren moorland, but the soil in the valleys is fertile. The prevailing rock is granite, of a grey or bluish-grey colour, which often rises above the surface in huge, rugged masses; clay slate also abounds. The tin and copper mines of Cornwall have been celebrated from remote ages, having been known, it is supposed, to the Phoenicians. Some of them are of very great depth, and have been carried beneath the sea. Silver, lead, zinc, arsenic, antimony, and bismuth are also found in considerable quantities. The fisheries, especially of pilchard and mackerel, are extensive and valuable.

The county comprises 9 Hundreds , plus the Isles of Scilly, 219 parishes, the parliamentary borough of Penryn and Falmouth (1 member), and the municipal boroughs of Bodmin, Falmouth, Helston, Launceston, Liskeard, Penryn, Penzance, St Ives, and Truro. It is entirely in the diocese of Truro." From Bartholomew's Gazetteer 1887. Cornwall is watered by six principal rivers: the Tamar, Lynher, Fowey, Camel (or Alan), Fal and Hayle. There are numerous minor rivers and streams in the county which serve to drain the land. Cemeteries Most records for cemeteries are held by the Local District Council, NOT the Cornwall Record Office. There are few monumental inscriptions (MIs) in existance (comparatively speaking) that are dated before 1800 and only about 30% of graves had stones. In Cornwall, since about 1950, cremation has been an increasing alternative for burials but this has been an option in England since about 1930.

The Cornwall Family History Society has a name index to monumental inscriptions from many Cornish churchyards. This is computer-based in order to provide a search service. The CFHS has transcribed over 90% of Cornish parish churchyards. There are a large number of non-parish burials grounds and, whilst many of these have not been covered, the CFHS have set up a project to identify those missing and transcribe and data enter the information from them. Some Burial Grounds contain data from as early as 1259, with many starting in the 1600's. The Cornish Cemeteries project began with an effort to provide on-line access, in the form of one index, to the work of Suezan James (now Elliott). During 1998-99 Suezan transcribed the details on headstones in a number of cemeteries in the West Penwith area of Cornwall. An estimated 20,000 inscriptions were transcribed by the end of 2001, although the number of deaths recorded is significantly higher when it is considered that there are often three or more individuals included on a single headstone. This work continues.

See also: It is estimated that the names of over half a million people are recorded on memorials within the county of Cornwall. The great Cornish Diaspora does also mean that the activities and resting place of numerous Cornishmen and women may be found on memorials throughout the world. War Memorials. Cornish War Memorials Inscriptions are also available on-line as follows: Kerrier parishes . The United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials, covers Cornwall . The UK Department of Trade and Industry have a website of war memorials dedications of its personnel who were killed, listed. The National Maritime Museum have a website commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters . The memorial database contains records of over 4000 church, cemetery and public memorials to these victims of maritime disasters. The site is searchable by surname. Census Correctional Institutions In the UK, Prison records are closed for 100 years. The main prison for Cornwall was located at Bodmin. The first Bodmin Gaol was built in 1779, and the execution of condemned men took place in a number of different places, since that time (not as is widely believed) exclusively within the confines of the Gaol itself.

Old Prison records are located in the Cornwall Record Office. There is a mailing list which discusses Convicts in Cornwall. To join, follow the detail under mailing lists in Genealogy , but substitution the address: ENG-CORNWALL-CONVICTS-D-request@rootsweb.com. Court Records A Dictionary with thousands of definitions & explanations of legal terms, phrases & concepts is available on-line. Freeholders' Lists (also called Jurors' Lists). From 1696, rural vestries and urban corporations had to send to the Clerk of the Peace for their county, lists of the people within their jurisdictions who were eligible for jury service. These were men between the ages of 21 and 70 who owned freeholds worth at least 40 shillings per year. They were listed under the parishes in which they lived, but if their qualifying property was in another parish this was sometimes also stated. The annual value of their freeholds might be noted too, together with the owner's rank or occupation.

In 1825 the upper age of eligibility was reduced to 60, and the qualification revised to freeholds worth £10 per year; leaseholds for 21 years or more worth £20, rateability as householder at £20 (£30 in Middlesex), or occupation of a house with fifteen or more windows. At the same time the list of exempt occupations was extended. From 1832, freeholders' addresses were given on the lists, and the qualifying property specified. The freeholders' lists provide a very useful location record for tracing the whereabouts of a family, and to some extent for establishing its economic status. The records are housed among the Quarter Sessions papers at the Cornwall Record Office. In 1873 a Return of Owners of Land was published, covering the whole country.(Fitzhugh's Dictionary of Genealogy). Quarter Session Records for Cornwall are available on National Archives The Harvard School of Law contains a searchable collection of Chancery writs relating to Cornwall. This collection of writs praecipe issued in Chancery, with other related documents, including some writs capias issued during the reigns of the later Stuart monarchs.

These are not the charters issued to, and returned by the county sheriffs, but rather the unsealed copies kept in Chancery. An Index to Cornwall Archdeaconry Court Records is available on-line. These include Defamations Records 1742 to 1827, Defamations Records 1729 to 1842, Defamations Records 1730 to 1837, Defamations Records 1722 to 1837, Divorce & Alimony Records 1737 to 1789, Marriage Contracts Records 1739 to 1750, Church Rates Records 1672 to 1835. Some Cornish Court Depositions are found in miscellaneous Cornish Records, giving names, residence, occupation and ages of various persons. The findmypast.com website is a pay-per-view site which provides, inter alia, a number of useful databases: Index to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes 1858 - 1903. Index to Death Duty Registers 1796 - 1903.

You can register and search by surname for free. The proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674 to 1834 is a fully searchable online edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court. Coroners' Inquests. The Courtney Library in Truro have an index of Coroners Inquests in Cornwall compiled by one of their volunteers from the newspaper archives. The Email address of the librarian, Angela Broome, is: RIC@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk . Mailing Lists for Criminal Matters. There is a mailing list for genealogical matters to do with people who were convicted criminals in Cornwall. To join or leave a list, send an email to: eng-cornwall-criminals-l@rootsweb.com with the single word 'subscribe' or unsubscribe (as appropriate) in the text. The subscribing/unsubscribing (joining/leaving) process is entirely automatic. It should be realised that there isn't any person involved in adding or subtracting list members, so such messages should not be sent to the mailing list itself; they will not be actioned.

Some other resources available include: Tamblin, Stuart (transcr.). Criminal Register Indexes (PRO HO 27), Vol. 2: Devon & Cornwall (1805-16). Available from: Family History Indexes, 14 Copper Leaf Close, Moulton, Northampton (2000). [Diskette and microfiche]. Tamblin, Stuart (transcr.). Criminal Register Indexes (PRO HO 27), Vol. CDP1: Devon, Cornwall, Somerset & Dorset (1805-16). Available from: Family History Indexes, 14 Copper Leaf Close, Moulton, Northampton (2001). [CD] Description and Travel Cornwall is the most South Westerly part of the United Kingdom. It has only one land border, that with the County of Devon, to the East. This eastern boundary is marked for almost all its length by the River Tamar. The rest of Cornwall is surrounded by sea. This makes Cornwall a peninsula and were it not for the short piece of land north of the Tamar, some say it would be an island.

Cornwall is actually a Duchy and the Duke of Cornwall is the Monarch's eldest son, currently His Royal Highness Prince Charles. The population of Cornwall has changed over the last 200 years, in 1801 it was 192,281 rising to a peak of 369,390 in 1861 it then fell back slightly although it now stands at around 500,000. (This increase is largely due to a high number of retired people moving into the county). Until the end of the eighteenth century the ancient Celtic language of Cornish was spoken here, it is currently undergoing a revival and the ancient name of Cornwall "Kernow" can be seen at the roadside when crossing the 'Border' from 'England'. Cornwall is 80 miles long from the Devon border to Land's End. At its widest it is about 45 miles wide and averages about 24 miles wide with the narrowest point between St Ives and Mount's Bay being a mere 7 miles wide. About 30 miles to the South West of Land's End lie the Isles of Scilly, which do not actually form part of Cornwall.

The landscape is varied with large outcrops of granite rock and granite hills, such as Bodmin Moor in the East. The Administrative Capital is the City of Truro, lying just to the west of the centre of Cornwall. The main industry was formerly tin mining, but with the fall in tin prices the last mine, at South Crofty at Pool in Camborne, closed in 1998. Businessmen are now in the process of buying the mine so mining is once again may continue in Cornwall and there will only have been a short gap in its history. Other industries vary from the extraction and export of China Clay from near St Austell to the export of spring flowers from the west. The main industry is probably the tourist industry with many visitors coming to the area between Easter and late Autumn. (David Holman 2001 ) ePodunk's Cornwall page - providing general, plus some historical and genealogical information, about Cornwall and its parishes, together with links (mainly relating to general sites and services, rather than ones that are specific to Cornwall or particular parishes). Into Cornwall contains an on-line guide to Cornwall and its people; it includes some relevant information for researchers, residents and visitors.

The site includes information about towns and places in Cornwall which might assist research. Photographs. Gazetteers Search the GENUKI Gazetteer. The GENUKI Gazetteer covers the whole of England, Wales and Scotland and can be searched by place-name (or part of a place-name) or Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (six-figure, e.g. NZ183848). If there are multiple place-names matching the name you enter, you will initially be presented with a drop-down list of the matching place-names with their distances and bearings from Truro. There is also an alternative Gazetteer available. 1891 Place Index. There is a searchable database of places in the 1891 census , which covers England, Wales and the Isle of Man and returns the County, Registration District, Registration Sub-District, PRO Piece Number and LDS Film Number. Popular Archaeology have provided a Place Name Finder . The database holds information on the names of more than 160,000 UK places and provides a number of methods for interrogating the dataset. Another Gazetteer of British Place Names is available.

The historic map of the county boundaries, shows that the borders of Cornwall/Devon have remained largely intact over the years, following the course of the River Tamar, although some adjustment to the boundary has occured at times for administrative reasons. An on-line Church database , which can be used as a Parish Locator, covering the whole of the UK. This includes facilities for listing other churches and parishes within any specified distance of the parish church. See also under Names, Geographical for a link to historical placenames in Cornwall. Heraldry Coats-of-Arms are not for a name but for the person to whom they were awarded; they are only valid from the recipient to elder son downwards, but not to daughters unless there was a specific clause inserted at the time of award. Some information on Coats-of-Arms is available. The College of Arms is the official repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and Commonwealth families and their descendants. Its records also include official copies of the records of Ulster King of Arms the originals of which remain in Dublin. The officers of the College, known as heralds, specialize in genealogical and heraldic work for their respective clients.

Information and advice about how the College can help in genealogy is available. Jewish History Susser, Bernard. The Jews of Devon and Cornwall, from the Middle Ages until the early twentieth century Thesis, University of Exeter (1997) xxi, 421 l. facsims. Susser, Rabbi Dr Bernard. The Jews of Devon and Cornwall, Tiverton, Halsgrove Press (2000) 124 p. [ISBN 1900178826] Land and Property Inquisitions Post-Mortem 1372/3. In 1235, Henry III created regional officials called Escheators who, on the death of any tenant-in-chief in their area holding lands in fee, were to take possession of the deceased's lands and summon juries of free local men in the neighbourhood, to give details on oath about the lands and their value, the services by which they were held, the date of the deceased owner's death, and the identity and age of the heir. These reports are called Inquisitions Post-Mortem . The purpose of these was to discover what income and legal rights were due to the Crown (the King).

On completion, the Escheator then sent his report to the royal court of Chancery, with a copy to the Exchequer. Family Deeds. The Family Deeds Project provides a large amount of FREE online information to help you with your family history using information contained in their collection of old deeds and documents. These documents can contain a wealth of information for family historians and so the Family Deeds project was created with the aim of trying to preserve some of that information and make it easily available to all. Those deeds relating to Cornwall are on-line . Land Conveyances. Abstracts of Cornwall Feet of Fines (land conveyances), covering 1461-1509, are available on-line courtesy of MEDIEVAL ENGLISH GENEALOGY. Tenures. Copyhold was a form of land tenure for land held from a lord of the manor, originally for agricultural labour, but since Tudor times for monetary payment. The term copyhold is used because the land could only be transferred by surrender to the lord and the admission of a new tenant, which admission was recorded in the Manor Rolls and a copy given to the tenant. In Cornwall many properties were held on Copyhold terms of tenure.

"Copyhold" is a type of tenure that was also very commonly used throughout the rest of the UK. (This is quite different to a 'freehold' or 'leasehold'). In simple terms.... "a person purchases a Copyhold to land or property from the Lord of the Manor. These transactions are recorded in the Manor Court. (Most Manor Court records are held in the Cornwall Record Office). Copyhold was so called because from early times it was customary for two copies of the lease to be made - one for the lord of the manor and one for the tenant. A copyhold lease was normally granted for the lives of three named persons; but it might last in practice for four lives, because the widow of a male tenant dying in possession was allowed what was called "free bench" so long as she remained unwed. Rents were normally fixed by custom, and the lord of the manor could not increase them. He could however demand an increased fine on a change of tenancy, as this was generally subject to negotiation (though mostly determined by custom, like rents, in the western counties). But in practice it seems the lord of the manor had little redress if the tenant refused to agree to an increase in his fine.

Tenants were indeed in a strong position. They had no absolute right of inheritance after a grant of copyhold had expired. But when one life dropped, the tenant might offer to surrender the remaining portion of his grant in return for another that incorporated a replacement life or lives, and the fine for this would be less than for a new three-life grant "out of hand" (which was accordingly rare). In effect, if a tenant continued to pay his rents and fines, and to meet his other obligations, he enjoyed what amounted to hereditary tenure. However, with Copyhold, there is a catch. Normally, a Copyhold can be willed to a descendant, usually a son (but in some cases a wife or daughter).... and it is possible for a surviving spouse to remain the holder of the copyhold. But on her death, the property *reverts* back to the ownership of the Manor. No money is paid. Hence the term "reversion". In the mid 1800s, a law was passed entitling individuals to purchase their Copyhold outright. (However few could afford it). Some bibliography on land matters include: Gray, Todd.

Harvest Failure in Devon and Cornwall [1623 and 1630-1]: The Book of Orders and the Corn Surveys (1992). [ISBN 0903686651] [Devon FHS Library 942.036]. N.G. (ed.) The Parliamentary Survey of the Duchy of Cornwall, Part 1, Devon and Cornwall Record Society (1982). [ Lookups ]. Pounds, N.G. (ed.) The Parliamentary Survey of the Duchy of Cornwall, Part 2, Devon and Cornwall Record Society (1984). The Harvard School of Law contains a collection of early Land Deeds relating to England (including Cornwall). This collection is searchable from the Home Page. Those with research interests impacting upon the Trevelyan Cornish estates should not overlook the Trevelyan Papers held by the Somerset Record Office - many of which are indexed there, but not at the PRO. The catalogue refers to the names of numerous lessees and to places such as Colan, Duloe, Marchamchurch, Mawgan, Perranuthnoe, St Veep, Trevelyan and Whalesborough.

Military History HM Dockyard, Plymouth. There is a transcription of the volume in the National Archives, giving a detailed listing of several thousand workers in the Plymouth Dock Yard (in 1779, with some amendments in 1782), which is on-line , courtesy of GENUKI Devon. Militia. There were two types of Militia following the Local Militia Act of 1807: the County Militia (Militia Act 1757) and the Local Militia. Unlike the County Militia, the Local Militia were not liable to serve outside their own or adjacent counties and, whereas the County Militia continued in service after the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the Local Militia was disbanded in 1816. The Local Militia can be likened to the Home Guard (in the UK) of World War 2, and the County Militia was somewhat like the Territorial Army/National Guard, and could be called upon to serve in any part of the country, or to act as reliefs for the regular troops in the garrisons. Military Records HM Dockyard, Plymouth.

There is a transcription of the volume in the National Archives, giving a detailed listing of several thousand workers in the Plymouth Dock Yard (in 1779, with some amendments in 1782), which is now on-line , courtesy of GENUKI Devon. There is an explanation about the whereabouts of Military Records available on-line. Cornwall and Devon Miners, Royal Field (Reserve) Artillery, formerly Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners Artillery (Militia) Record of Officers' Services (WO68/24 and WO68/25). 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces died in the two World Wars. Of these the remains of 925,000 were found and their graves are marked by a headstone. Where the remains were not found, the casualty's name is commemorated on a memorial. This work is undertaken by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission . There are war graves in some 150 different countries; mostly in the 2,500 war cemeteries and plots constructed by the Commission. The details of these persons so commemorated can be found on-line.

The Imperial War Museum, London archives offer a wealth of material for the family history researcher. When the Imperial War Museum was founded in 1917, one of its functions was to be a memorial to those who had died and suffered in the First World War. The Museum has since expanded its remit to include all conflicts, concentrating on British and Commonwealth involvement from 1914 to the present day. A listing of on-line records which assist in researching other British Military Records is available. The Medal Rolls Index, known as the Medal Index Cards (MIC), was created by the Army Medal Office (AMO) towards the end of the First World War. The index was created to enable the AMO to place on one card, all of the details about an individual's medal entitlement, their rank or ranks, the unit or units they served in, the first operational theatre they served in and most importantly, the original AMO medal roll references. These medal rolls (held in WO 329) show the entitlement to the medals and also provide all of the accounting references for the issuing of the medal or medals; the card details are now on-line and are searchable by surname.

People, Places, Ships, Organisations and Events associated with the Royal Navy since 1660 are available in the Naval Biographical Database . Census of H M Shipping in 1861. In the 1861 census, in common with the Merchant Marine, Shipping was treated peculiarly under Shipping Returns. Those shipping returns for Cornwall and its border are: RG9/4492 - HM Shipping at Plymouth . Names, Geographical Churchtown. Within Cornwall, you will frequently come across the place name: CHURCHTOWN. This is a common placename applicable to most parishes, and refers to the built-up area of the parish immediately around the parish church. However, there are a number of Churchtown Farms which originally were probably located in the same geographical area of the parish. There is no single place with the name. Names, Personal Surnames, as we know them today, did not always exist. In celtic times, names usually consisted of a single name with the appendage relating to 'son of'. With the growing population and small number of Christian names then in use, surnames were introduced in France in the 11th century.

It was not until much later, as taxation became more widespread, that they came into use in England. Various methods were used in giving surnames: the placename or geographic location in which a person lived, one's occupation (Carpenter, Mason, Chapman -- a travelling salesman), the employer's name, physical characteristic (Redhead, Armstrong) or even a nickname. Dr. Stoate has written that, certainly in West Cornwall, the father's Christian name was sometimes used as a surname for a son; he quoted the 1522 "Subsidies" which showed a Richard Jacka and a John Richard living at the same address in St. Keverne. By 1524 they had become Richard Jacka and his son John! Celtic nations have an unusually large number of surnames stemming from a first name e.g. Andrews, Arthur, Edwards, Harry, Jane, Johns, Martin, Peters, Richards, Sarah, Thomas, Williams, etc. From an analysis of the 19th century censuses and parish registers, the most common surname in Cornwall is WILLIAMS. The Cornwall OPC pages have a useful guide to Common Family Naming Patterns in Cornwall. Cornish Surnames.

A useful guide to Cornish surnames is contained within A HANDBOOK OF CORNISH SURNAMES by G Pawley White. (ISBN 0 950643 19 X). Nobility The Duke of Cornwall. The Dukedom of Cornwall was the first dukedom created in the peerage of England. The dukedom is the last in the United Kingdom still associated with an actual duchy: the Duchy of Cornwall. The Prince of Wales became the 24th Duke of Cornwall on The Queen's accession to the throne, in 1952. When he was 21 in 1969, he became entitled to the full income of the Duchy and took over its management. The Duke of Cornwall is not, therefore, dependent on any public funding. The Duchy of Cornwall is one of the largest and oldest landed estates in Britain. It was created in 1337 by Edward III for his son, Prince Edward (The Black Prince). A charter ruled that each future Duke of Cornwall would be the eldest surviving son of the monarch - and the Heir to The Throne of the United Kingdom.

Officials and Employees There was a Reeve (law officer) for every Hundred , presided over by the Shire (County) Reeve of Cornwall. The office of Shire Reeve (Sheriff) is the oldest law office in the world; it dates from Saxon times. A list of the High Sheriffs of Cornwall from 1139 up to 2012 is available. Periodicals THE GENTLEMAN's MAGAZINE was published monthly from 1731 until the late 19th Century. The early editions of the magazine are of interest to genealogists because they contain details of many births, deaths and marriages. Frequently, biographical details were also included. Also, under the heading of "Accidents & Occurrences" are recorded the daily mishaps which befell individuals and which were recorded in the press. If you are lucky, you might find an interesting anecdote about an ancestor that you will not find elsewhere. Finally, there's a grim record of many executions. The contents of this magazine which relate to Cornwall can be found on-line courtesy of the Bodlean Library, Oxford. You must enter the search term: Cornwall. Poor Houses, Poor Law etc. Poor Law Administration.

The Overseer of the Poor [was] an honorary parochial post. Before the Reformation the care of the poor was the responsibility of the Church, i.e. of the monasteries and the parish clergy. In fact, one third of the parson's tithes were intended to be given by him to the poor. An Act of 1572 created Alms Collectors and Supervisors of the Labour of Rogues and Vagabonds in each parish. People who would not give alms voluntarily could be compulsorily assessed. In 1597 the two offices were combined under the title of Overseer of the Poor, an official whose appointment required the approval of the Justice of the Peace. By the Great Poor Law Act of 1601, churchwardens became ex-officio Overseers of the Poor, together with those approved by the Justices of the Peace. One of the number was appointed executive officer of the Overseers and looked after the funds raised by the parochial rates. From 1691, the Overseer was obliged to keep records of his disbursements and distribution of clothing, etc.

His rate books list the sums collected from parishioners according to the value of their properties. In 1772 an Act was passed enabling parishes to buy or rent premises for workhouses, and to employ a workhouse-keeper. From 1790, such workhouses had to submit to inspection by Justices of the Peace. In 1834, parochial responsibility for the poor was ended. Parishes were amalgamated for such purposes into Poor Law Unions, governed by elected Poor Law Guardians with a property qualification. At national level the system was controlled by Poor Law Commissioners.[Dictionary of Genealogy by Terrick Fitzhugh]. A definition of Overseers of the Poor Accounts is available from the Devon County Council webpages on Poor Relief. In the latter stages of the Workhouses, there was increasing tendency to support those who could not look after themselves for medical reasons; the Workhouse gradually became an early form of the modern hospital. Union Workkhouses. The Poor Law Union arrangements in Cornwall were based upon a union of parishes to support a Workhouse and provide other means of support; these arrangements were quite complex. There were 15 Poor Law Unions (PLUs) established within the county.

They were: St Austell, Bodmin, Camelford, St Columb Major, Falmouth, St Germans, Helston, Launceston, Liskeard, (Padstow), Penzance, Redruth, (Isles of Scilly), Stratton and Truro. Each Poor Law Union established a Workhouse to provide indoor relief for the poor. The records for these are in the Cornwall Record Office . Poor Law Information. Similarly, all Poor Law Records for Cornwall are held in the Cornwall Record Office , Old County Hall, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3AY. Population At the time of the Domesday Survey of 1086, the entire population of Cornwall was reckoned to be around 25,000. In the middle of the 14th century, the population of Cornwall suffered badly from the effects of The Black Death (Bubonic Plague), which had reduced it by nearly two-thirds. In 1377 a poll-tax census was taken, when it was found that, exclusive of children under 14 and mendicants, the entire population of Cornwall did not exceed 34,960 persons (Polsue).

By 1570 the population has been calculated at just less than 70,000 which had grown to almost 108,000 by the time of the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660. The recorded population figures of Cornwall in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries are: In 1801 the population of Cornwall was 188,269 persons. In 1811 the population of Cornwall was 216,667 persons. In 1821 the population of Cornwall was 257,447 persons. In 1831 the population of Cornwall was 300,938 persons. In 1841 the population of Cornwall was 341,279 persons. In 1851 the population of Cornwall was 355,558 persons. In 1861 the population of Cornwall was 369,390 persons. In 1871 the population of Cornwall was 358,356 persons.

In 1881 the population of Cornwall was 330,686 persons. In 1891 the population of Cornwall was 322,571 persons. In 1901 the population of Cornwall was 318,591 persons. In 1911 the population of Cornwall was 328,098 persons. In 1921 the population of Cornwall was 320,705 persons. In 1931 the population of Cornwall was 317,968 persons. In 1951 the population of Cornwall was 345,442 persons. In 1961 the population of Cornwall was 342,301 persons. In 1971 the population of Cornwall was 381,672 persons. In 1981 the population of Cornwall was 418,631 persons. In 1991 the population of Cornwall was 468,425 persons. In 2001 the population of Cornwall was 501,267 persons.

In 2011 the population of Cornwall was 535,300 persons Probate Records General. Since 1858, Probate records for England and Wales have been located at the Family Division in London (now, The Probate Service ). Wills proved from 12 January 1858 to the present day are held only by the Court of Probate. You can access them and buy copies at the Probate Search Room, First Avenue House, 42-49 High Holborn, London WC1V 6NP (tel: (Int) 020 7947 6000). If you have the date of death, you can buy copies of wills and administration of grants by post or online. The charge is £5.00 and it will take four to five weeks. Write to: The Postal Searches and Copies Department, Probate Registry, Religion and Religious Life Anglican Clergy.

1540 saw the creation of the first of six new (Anglican) dioceses by Henry VIII, and 1835 saw the publication of the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Commission report, which inaugurated the period in which reliable and regularly updated lists of clergy and their livings became available, including Crockford. The Clergy of the Church of England Database (CCED) was established in October 1999. Its objective is to construct a relational database containing the careers of all clergymen of the Church of England between 1540 and 1835. Methodism. Information on Methodism in Cornwall is also available. Researchers into Methodism are recommended to contact Gillian Thompson and Paul Brewer, via pbrewer@kernow.net , who have compiled a list of some 800 non-conformist chapels which have existed in Cornwall, and which have been included in the GENUKI Church Database . Quakers. Information on the Quakers is available on-line. Another pitfall for researchers can be the unique way the Quakers dated events.

They did not use names for days of the week or months of the year since most of these names were derived from the names of pagan gods. Schools Before the Education Act of 1902 the training of teachers was largely carried out under a pupil-teacher system, first established in 1846, but after the Elementary Education Act 1870 their instruction was undertaken at separate establishments called pupil-teacher centres, run by local school boards, with teaching practice at their elementary schools. Pupil-teachers were prepared for the Queen's/King's Scholarship Examination........Successful Queen's (King's) scholars had the opportunity of attending training colleges for 2 or 3 years. These were residential colleges, mostly Church of England, run by voluntary societies with some government subsidy and modelled on Battersea Normal School. Building grants for training colleges were authorised by Privy Council Minutes of 1843 and 1844. The Church of England founded many Diocesan Teachers Training Colleges as early as the 1840s. (See National Archives Leaflet 110 for further details of available records for teachers.

Social life and Customs A Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516 was compiled by Dr Samantha Letters at the Centre for Metropolitan History, and is organised by county. It includes a brief summary of the early history of many large and small places, with details of markets and fairs and the people granted the right to hold them. Societies In addition to numerous local and family history societies which operate at parish or regional level, there a a number of societies operating at county level. Those concerned with Cornwall are: The Cornwall Family History Society is the Society helping those researching their ancestry in the county. Members receive a quarterly magazine, and help and advice is available in obtaining information. There is a programme of talks and visits locally. The Society has its own premises in Truro with a Library containing a range of finding aids. The Members Area of the Society's website contains a database of over 5 million records available. These include: baptisms, marriages and burials; monumental inscriptions (including an increasing collection of gravestones, probate records, cemetery burial books, and other miscellaneous records).

The London Cornish Association , is a non-political, non-sectarian, cultural and social organisation which promotes and fosters fellowship and goodwill among Cornish people in London and elsewhere by stimulating interest in the history, antiquities, traditions, cultural and social life of Cornwall and the Cornish people. As part of this, it publishes a quarterly newsletter, and promotes Family History research. Cornish Forefathers Society. The Cornish Forefathers Society is a Family History Research Society, established in 1994, to help anyone with Cornish Ancestry trace their heritage. The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies is open to all who are interested in Cornwall; you do not have to be Cornish to be a member. All differences, whether political, religious or social, are left outside. All are welcome. Members bring their own personal contributions, so recalling something read, remembered, heard or found; so helping to revive old customs, or learning the Cornish language. Devon & Cornwall Record Society . The Society was founded in 1904 to publish local records and to promote local historical studies and genealogical research. Publications cover many aspects of the West Country's political, social, religious, economic and maritime history.

Subscribers receive a free copy of each volume. Statistics Information Statistics. GBHGIS - A Vision of Britain through Time is a website containing information about local areas from the 2001 census, and from every earlier British census back to 1801. In time, it will contain a systematic historical gazetteer covering the administrative units of Great Britain over the last two centuries. There are also a number of statistical themes: Population, Life and Death, Industry, Work and Poverty, Social Structure, Housing, Learning and Religion. You can, for example, compare infant mortality in 1851 in a chosen area with infant mortality in the same area today. Area Statistics . The area of Cornwall has, over the years, varied; this is mainly due to the effects of boundary changes on its eastern border with Devon. The area was not recorded in the censuses of 1801 to 1821, so the following lists the area as recorded in the various censuses from 1831: In 1831 the county of Cornwall consisted of 854,770 acres.

In 1841 the county of Cornwall consisted of 854,770 acres. In 1851 the county of Cornwall consisted of 873,600 acres. In 1861 the county of Cornwall consisted of 873,600 acres. In 1871 the county of Cornwall consisted of 885,541 acres. In 1881 the county of Cornwall consisted of 863,665 acres. In 1891 the county of Cornwall consisted of 868,208 acres. In 1901 the county of Cornwall consisted of 886,304 acres. In 1911 the county of Cornwall consisted of 868,167 acres. In 1921 the county of Cornwall consisted of 868,167 acres. In 1931 the county of Cornwall consisted of 868,167 acres. In 1961 the county of Cornwall consisted of 868,167 acres.

In 1951 the county of Cornwall consisted of 868,167 acres. In 1961 the county of Cornwall consisted of 868,167 acres. In 1971 the county of Cornwall consisted of 880,319 acres. In 1981 the county of Cornwall consisted of 880,734 acres. In 1991 the county of Cornwall consisted of 880,828 acres. In 2001 the county of Cornwall consisted of 000,000 acres. Visitations, Heraldic The Heralds' Visitation is the process of checking 'achievement' (or entitlement to bear a coat-of-arms). The heralds were sent out by the Royal Court to ascertain whether a person was entitled to a coat of arms or not. They would visit an area and set up what amounted to a court and all the armigers of the area had to present proof of entitlement by showing lineage to the original armiger who obtained the arms. Those who could, kept their entitlement; those who could not had their arms (achievement) struck down.

The Visitation contains full pedigrees (tree diagrams) of some families, in alphabetical order, as at the Visitation date. (An index is included, as each family also contains names of other people marrying into the family). The Visitation may also include transcripts of parish registers and other notes relating to some families. The pedigrees in many cases go back many generations before 1620 to Norman times. The Herald's Visitation of Cornwall 1530, 1573 and 1620 are available on-line. These were originally published by the Harleian Society in 1887 and which which is an amalgam of the original editions of 1530, 1573 and 1620 with additions by the editor from other sources e.g. parish registers. There is also one published by Archive CD Books which is the 1874 volume (and which is a straight reproduction of the visitation of 1620 with a commentary). This latter is of much higher quality (more room, bandwidth, better scanner etc.); however, the former book is the more useful to researchers.

This county is maintained by Ian Argall with help and information provided by a number of assistants . Counties of England Counties in England Exploring the counties of England with history and pictures. The history of the counties of England dates back to early Anglo-Saxon times when âshiresâ were first formed as a way of raising taxes and when the nation of England was first created. These Anglo-Saxon shires usually had a fortified town at the centre, known back then as the âshire townâ. The word âCountyâ came later, being first introduced by the Normans when they conquered England back in 1066 and has its origins in French, simply meaning a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a âCountâ. The words âcountyâ and âcountiesâ therefore are derived from French (from the Normans) but most of the county names themselves still kept (and retain today) their original Anglo-Saxon names, such as âWorcestershireâ or âBedfordshireâ which is simply the name of the shire or county town, with the suffix of shire.

There are other counties however that got their name differently, such as Cornwall, and Devon, both of which take their names from the Celtic tribes that inhabited the regions, such as the âCornoviiâ in Cornwall . Other exceptions include todays Kent, which derives from the Kingdom of Kent, and Sussex (both East and West) and Essex. These names derive from the East Saxons (Essex) and the South Saxons (Sussex). The county names of Norfolk and Suffolk, derive from the âNorth Folkâ and âSouth Folkâ of the ancient Kingdom of East Anglia. Each county link below will take you to the main county page where we list all the wonderful historic towns, villages and attractions that each county has to offer. You will also find a Picture Tour for each county, offering a diverse selection of the wonderful towns, attractions and varying landscapes. We hope you enjoy viewing the beautiful counties of England..

Question: In which English county is the town of Saltash?
Answer: CORNWALL