ST. BURYAN is a parish, 6 miles
south-west-by-south from Penzance, 2 from St. Levan, and 3 from
the Layan Rock, in the western division, Penwith Hundred,
Penzance Union, Penwith deanery, Cornwall archdeaconry, and
Exeter bishopric. The church of St. Buriana is an old building,
situate on an eminence 400 yards [feet]
above the level of the sea, having a square embattled tower 90
[fee]t high; has a nave, three aisles, chancel, transept,
[por]ch, 3 bells, and several old mural monuments, and [man]y
curious relics of antiquity; the Hon. and Rev. Fitz[roy
St]anhope, M.A., is the incumbent of the living, and [the Rev].
Edward Seymour, M.A., is the curate. There are chapels for
Wesleyan Methodists; a National school for boys and girls,
under the superintendence of the present curate; also a Sunday
school, held at the National school-room. A fair is held on the
first Tuesday in March, yearly, for sheep and cattle. In this
parish are several Druidical remains, consisting of circlets,
cromlechs, cairns or burial grounds, loggan stones, &c.
There was a college here, but it was destroyed in the time of
Cromwell. The population, in 1851, was 1,658, and the acreage
is 6,964. The soil is killas; the subsoil is granite. The Rev.
Uriah Tonkin, M.A. of Lelant, is lord of the manor and chief
landowner. The chief crops are wheat and barley.
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Seymour Rev. Edward M.A. TRADERS. Berriman George, farmer, Treveden Boase Charles, shoemkr. Crows-an-Ura Boase Richard, farmer, Boskaneth Chapple John, carpenter, Treeve Clemens William, farmer, Barnawall Curnow Elizabeth (Mrs.), shopkeeper Davey James, farmer, Bosanketh Davy James, farmer Eddy Richard, farmer Ellis William, shopkeeper Gartrell Henry, farmer, Pendree Gilbert John, farmer Gilbert William, carpenter Gilbert William, farmer, Roskenna Gwenap James, farmer, Trevernen Harvey Samuel, farmer, Buscarne Harvey Thomas, farmer Hutchen Sampson, farmer, Trewoofe |
Jacka William, gardener Jenkin Geo. cattle doctor, Crows-an-Ura Jefferies William, farmer, Tregiffian Johns Jane (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Treeve Johns William, smith, Treeve Kergeek Francis, farmer, Cardinnis Morley James, smith Nankervis Henry, farmer, Tregiffian Nicholas John, farmer, Bolanka Nicholl Martin, smith Old Henry, farmer, Buscowan Patch Thomas, farmer, Trewoofe Pearce John, farmer, Treviador Permewan James, farmer, Tregadwith Permewan John, farmer, Trelew Richards John, carpenter & farmer Roberts William, farmer, Treeve Rodda William, farmer, Alsia Rowe Michael, farmer, Leah Searle Josiah, ‘Ship,’ & farmer & miller |
Sherer Robert, steward to Lord Viscount Falmouth Steer Joseph, farmer & mine agent, Rissick Thomas John Weymouth, grocer Thomas Martin, farmer Thomas William, grocer & registrar of births & deaths, & parish clerk Tonkin James, butcher Tonkin James, farmer, Boskenna Tregear William, farmer, Trevor Wallish George, farmer, Alsia Wallish Humphrey, farmer, Roscarne Wallish Matthias, ‘King’s Arms’ Wallish Thomas, smith Warren John, farmer, Rosemoddris Williams Joseph, postmaster Williams Walter, grocer Letters through Penzance, which is the nearest money order office |
©2004 (last updated 7 Apr 2004) Rick Parsons, Bristol, England
