Tydd (St. Giles)
TYDD (St. Giles), a parish, in the union and hundred of Wisbech, Isle of Ely, county of Cambridge,
5½ miles (N. W. by N.) from Wisbech; containing 863
inhabitants. The Bedford-Level canal, 100 feet wide
and 30 feet deep, passes here, by the construction of
which many acres of fenny land, belonging to the Duke
of Bedford, were rendered arable. Woad for dyeing
cloth is prepared in the parish. The living is a rectory,
in the patronage of the Bishop of Ely, valued in the
king's books at £21. 13. 1½.; net income, £653. The
church and steeple are widely detached, probably in
consequence of the percolating soil. There is a place of
worship for Independents.
Tydd (St. Mary)
TYDD (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Holbech, wapentake of Elloe, parts of Holland, county
of Lincoln, 6 miles (N. by W.) from Wisbech; containing 920 inhabitants. It is bounded on the east by the
river Nene, and comprises by admeasurement 4645
acres: the village is the last in the southern extremity
of the county, and joins the Isle of Ely. The living is
a rectory, valued in the king's books at £17. 6. 5½.,
and in the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been
commuted for £1255; there is a parsonage-house, and
the glebe contains 55 acres. William Medley, in the
reign of Elizabeth, left 50 acres of land for the poor, the
proceeds of which amount to £150 a year. Nicholas
Breakspear, who was raised to the papal dignity as
Adrian IV., was rector of the parish.
Tyldesley, or Tyldesley cum Shackerley (St. George)
TYLDESLEY, or Tyldesley cum Shackerley
(St. George), a township and parochial district, in the
union of Leigh, hundred of West Derby, S. division
of Lancashire, 10 miles (W. by N.) from Manchester;
containing 4718 inhabitants. Tyldesley, though unnoticed in Domesday book, certainly formed part of the
Norman barony of Warrington, being claimed to be
within its jurisdiction in all pleas to quo warrantos by
the lords of that honour or barony that have occurred.
Under these barons, the proprietors who adopted the
local name settled, holding by service of the tenth part
of a knight's fee. The suits to the courts of the barony
and hundred have long been disused; and the mesne
manor, also, is nearly extinct. Of the family of Tyldesley was the celebrated royalist Sir Thomas Tyldesley.
In 1672, Edward, the son of this gallant officer, sold the
paternal estate to the Astleys, from whom it passed to
Thomas Johnson, Esq., of Bolton, whose family held it
until 1823: the property then came, by devise, to George
Ormerod, Esq., of Chorlton, in Cheshire, the historian
of that county. The hamlet of Shackerley is in the
higher division of the township, and was until lately
almost exclusively the property of a family of that name,
who inhabited the Hall till the middle of the last century. It now belongs to the trustees of the late Ellis
Fletcher, of Clifton.
In 1827 the township was separated from Leigh, and
erected into a distinct parish as regards ecclesiastical
affairs. It comprises 2700 acres, of which 300 are arable,
800 meadow, 10 woodland, and the remainder pasture.
About 2000 hands are employed in six cotton-mills, and
the rest of the population is engaged in hand-loom
weaving, in agriculture, and in collieries. The village of
Tyldesley is situated on a luxuriant mount, and commands a very extensive prospect over mid-Lancashire,
of which it is nearly the centre. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £148; patron, Lord Lilford.
The church, erected in 1825, by Her Majesty's Commissioners, at a cost of £11,700, is a handsome structure of
stone, designed by Smirke, in the later English style,
with a spire rising to the height of 150 feet; it accommodates 1084 persons. The site was presented by the
late Thomas Johnson, Esq.; and Mr. Ormerod gave a
peal of bells, a painted window (the eastern), an organ,
and ground for a cemetery: the communion-plate was
the gift of Mrs. Ormerod. There are places of worship
for Wesleyans and the Connexion of the Countess of
Huntingdon. Among several antique mansions in Tyldesley is Astley Hall, or Damhouse, on the border of
Astley, which see.
Tyneham (St. Mary)
TYNEHAM (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of
Wareham and Purbeck, hundred of Hasilor, Wareham division of Dorset, 6 miles (S. S. W.) from Wareham; containing 250 inhabitants. This parish is situated at the western extremity of the Isle of Purbeck, and
bounded on the south by the English Channel. It
comprises 2840 acres, of which 1193 are common or
waste: limestone is abundant, though not much quarried;
and there are good veins of Purbeck marble and some
gypsum, but neither worked. On the coast is a circular
battery, for the defence of Worbarrow bay. The living
is a rectory, united, by an act passed in the 8th of
George I., to that of Steeple, and valued in the king's
books at £11. 0. 10: the tithes have been commuted
for £210, and the glebe consists of 25 acres. The church
is a small cruciform structure, with a campanile turret
rising at the intersection; the south side has lately been
rebuilt, and a south transept added, at the expense of
the Rev. William Bond. There was formerly a chapel
at Povington, in the parish; and another, dedicated to
St. Margaret, at North Egleston. Here was an alien
priory subordinate to the abbey of Bec, in Normandy,
which, at the suppression, was given by Henry VI. to
St. Anthony's hospital, London; by Edward IV. to
Eton College, and afterwards to the Dean and Prebendaries of Westminster. Flowers-barrow, an ancient
encampment, is situated in the parish; and a large
mound, a little to the west of the church, has been lately
opened, and found to contain several skeletons, some of
them in a very perfect state. The bold escarpment of
the rocks which bound one side of the parish, is highly
interesting to the geologist, abounding in organic remains.
Tynemouth (St. Oswin)
TYNEMOUTH (St. Oswin), a parish, a newly-enfranchised borough, and the
head of a union, in the E.
division of Castle ward, S.
division of Northumberland, 8½ miles (E. N. E.)
from Newcastle; comprising
the several townships of Chirton, Cullercoates, Monkseaton, Murton, Preston, North
Shields, and Whitley; and
containing 27,249 inhabitants, of whom 11,890 are in Tynemouth township. This
place derives its name from its situation at the mouth of
the river Tyne; its fortress was by the Saxons called
Pcnbal Crag, or "the head of the rampart on the rock."
From a votive altar dedicated to Jupiter by Ælius Rufus,
præfect of the 4th cohort of the Lingones, and from a
tablet inscribed with the name of Caius Julius Maximianus as the founder of a temple, both which were discovered here in 1783, Tynemouth is supposed to have
been the site of a Roman station. The truth of this
opinion, however, so far from being corroborated by any
collateral evidence, is rather contradicted by the strong
probability that these relics of Roman antiquity, together
with other materials for building, were removed from
South Shields on the opposite bank of the river, for the
first monastery of stone at this place. The earliest
authentic record connected with the history of Tynemouth, relates to the erection of a small church and
convent of wood by Edwin, King of Northumbria, about
the year 625, in which his daughter Rosella assumed the
veil, and which in 634 was rebuilt with stone by his successor, Oswald, by whom it was dedicated to St. Mary.
This establishment was repeatedly plundered by the
Danes during the eighth century. In 833, a party of
those invaders attempting to land, were defeated and
driven back to their ships; but, returning frequently
during that and the following century, and renewing
their depredations, they finally destroyed the buildings.
Seal and Arms.
The monastery was rebuilt from its foundation by
Tosti, Earl of Northumberland, who endowed it with
considerable revenues; and in 1074 was given, with all
its possessions, by his successor Waltheof, to the monastery of Jarrow, and with that institution became subordinate to Durham Abbey. In 1090, it was taken from
the abbey by Robert Mowbray, Earl of Northumberland,
who amply endowed it for Benedictine monks, as a cell
to the monastery of St. Alban's, in the county of Hertford. Four years afterwards, Malcolm III., King of
Scotland, and his son Prince Edward, both killed at the
siege of Alnwick Castle on the same day, were interred
in Tynemouth monastery, which had obtained a high
degree of reputation for its sanctity, and become a place
of sepulture for the most illustrious families. In 1095,
Earl Mowbray, entering into a conspiracy against William Rufus, converted the monastery into a castle,
which he strongly fortified: after a siege of two months
it was taken by storm, and Mowbray, making his escape
by stealth, took refuge at Bambrough Castle; yet not
thinking himself safe, he fled for sanctuary into the
church here, whence he was dragged by force, and sent
prisoner to London, William Rufus confirmed to St.
Alban's Abbey the priory of Tynemouth and all its possessions, which, in 1121, the monks of Durham made
an unsuccessful attempt to recover. In 1138, David,
King of Scotland, who then occupied Newcastle with
his army, issued a charter dated at Norham, granting
security and protection to the prior and monks; to
whom also, in 1189, Richard I. gave several privileges
and immunities. King John, in 1205, exempted them
from the duty of cornage.
In the year 1244, a peace was concluded between the
King of England and the King of Scotland, through the
mediation of the prior, to whom, in 1271, Henry III.
granted a charter of liberties and free customs; and in
1296 the prior commenced the construction of a harbour
in the vicinity with a view to establish a port. In this,
however, he was opposed by the burgesses of Newcastle,
who, claiming an exclusive right to trade on the river
Tyne, commenced a suit in the court of king's bench,
which was subsequently decided against the prior by the
lords of parliament. Edward I., after his victory over
the Scots at Falkirk, remained for some time at Tynemouth, and in the year 1299 conferred upon the prior
the privilege of holding all pleas, including those of the
crown, by his own justices, who had paramount jurisdiction within his liberty. In 1303, while Edward was on
his last expedition into Scotland, his queen resided at
the priory till his return; and in 1307, the prior, in
pursuance of the privilege granted by that monarch,
caused a pillory to be erected in the village. Charters
of privilege were also granted by Edward II. in 1316;
and in the following year Sir William de Middleton and
Walter de Seleby, who, at the head of a fanatic band,
had committed depredations on the priory, were taken
prisoners, and sent to London, where they were executed.
In 1322, the queen of Edward II. resided here for some
time. In 1347, the prior made Edward III. a loan of
20 marks towards the preparations for the siege of
Calais; and in 1379, Richard II. granted to the establishment licence to hold certain possessions to the
amount of £20 per annum, in order to repair the fortifications of the priory, which at that time was regarded
as an important fortress for guarding the river. In
1381, some monks of St. Alban's Abbey, who had been
concerned in the insurrection of Wat Tyler, made their
escape to this place, where they took sanctuary in the
church; and in 1391, Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of
Gloucester, and youngest son of Edward III., spent some
days at the priory.
This celebrated establishment continued to flourish
till the Dissolution, when it was surrendered, on the
12th January 1539 (30th Henry VIII.), Robert Blakeney, the last prior, receiving a pension of £80, and 15
monks and three novices being allowed smaller pensions.
The priory, at the time, was in possession of various
manors and lands in the county of Northumberland,
and of others in the county of Durham; and its revenue
was returned at £706. 10. 8½.: the site and remains
were granted by Edward VI., in 1550, to John Dudley,
Earl of Warwick, created Duke of Northumberland in
the succeeding year, on whose attainder they reverted
to the crown. The church continued to be parochial
until 1657, when the roof fell in and the building became
a ruin: the present parochial church is situated in North
Shields. The fortifications and other military works
were kept in repair, and the priory has since been regarded solely as a castle or royal garrison.
In 1633, Charles I. visited the castle, which, on the
breaking out of the parliamentary war, was put into a
complete state of defence by the Earl of Newcastle, who
sent a garrison of 300 men and six large pieces of cannon
for its defence; trenches were thrown up, and an additional fort was erected at the mouth of the haven. In
1644, the castle was besieged by the Scottish forces
under General Leven, to whom, after some time had.
elapsed, it surrendered upon terms, the garrison being
allowed to march out with all their baggage, on condition
of their paying obedience to the parliament. During
this siege, the garrison had suffered severely from the
plague, which was then ravaging the country, and most
of the principal commanders had been obliged to retire
from their post. In 1646, the castle was garrisoned by
the Scottish troops, by whom it was delivered in 1647
to the parliament, who appointed Sir Arthur Haslerigg
governor of Newcastle, and Colonel Lilburn his deputy,
governor of Tynemouth. Lilburn soon after declaring
for the king, continued for some time to hold possession
of the castle, but being besieged by Sir Arthur Haslerigg,
it was taken, and the garrison put to the sword; the
head was struck off from the dead body of Lilburn, and
fixed upon a pole. The castle was then placed by
Haslerigg under the custody of General Monk. In 1665,
the town-council of Newcastle, upon application by
letter from Charles II., voted the sum of £200 to put
the castle in repair, and for strengthening the fortifications, on the eve of a Dutch war. In 1783 the castle
was resumed by the government, and since that time it
has been appropriated as a depôt for arms and military
stores, under the superintendence of a governor and
lieutenant-governor.
The venerable remains of the priory and castle are
romantically situated on the summit of a peninsular
rock near the Tyne, rising abruptly from the river with
towering grandeur. The approach from the west is by
a square gateway tower with exploratory turrets at the
angles, beyond which is a second gateway defended by
a portcullis, connected with the former by a strong wall
on each side, and leading into an open area of nearly
seven acres, in which are the strikingly impressive ruins
of the ancient priory. These splendid remains consist
principally of the eastern portion of the church, of which
the east and south walls of the choir, though roofless,
are still in tolerable preservation; the deeply-recessed
and richly-moulded archway leading to the cloisters, of
which some portions elaborately groined are yet remaining; and various parts of the conventual buildings, now
converted to other uses. The choir of this once stately
and magnificent structure, which appears to have been
of the later and richest character of Norman architecture, passing into early English, displays much grandeur
of design and elaborate embellishment. The east wall
has in the lower portion a noble range of three lofty
lancet-shaped windows with deep receding mouldings,
the central window being of greater elevation than the
others. Above these is a series of smaller windows, of
similar character with the exception of the central window, which is oval; and in the centre of the gable, enriched on each side with a series of pointed arches of
increasing height, is a triple lancet window, of which
only the central compartment is open. The south wall
has also three tiers of windows: of these, the lowest
range, though of similar character, is less lofty than that
of the east end; the second range consists of three
lancet-formed windows, above which are two circularheaded windows. The interior abounds with details of
great beauty: the lofty, clustered, and banded columns
that sustained the roof are embellished with flowered
capitals, and, from the stateliness of their elevation between the deeply-recessed and intricately-moulded arches
of the lofty windows, convey a striking memorial of the
magnificence of this venerable pile. The cloisters were
the ancient place of sepulture; the present cemetery of
the parishioners was the prior's garden. The gateway
tower has been converted into barracks for 250 soldiers.
At the east end of the garrison yard is a lighthouse,
defended by a double wall extending towards the sea;
and on the south of the priory church is a haven, formed
by the prior after his attempt to establish a trading port
on the Tyne had been frustrated by the burgesses of
Newcastle.
The village adjoins the town of North Shields, of
which it may be almost considered as a continuation,
and consists of one principal and spacious street, in
which are several handsome houses, and of a smaller
street in nearly a parallel direction. A gas company
has been established. Tynemouth is much frequented
during the bathing season by visiters, for whose accommodation there are several good inns. In the immediate
neighbourhood is a fine sandy beach, affording every
facility for bathing, and at Prior's Haven are some
baths, erected in 1807; the Bath hotel, built in 1842,
presents every convenience, and is connected by a passage with the old Bath inn. The haven is sheltered by
an amphitheatre of rocks, and the surrounding scenery
abounds with interesting features. At the extremity of
a beach called the Long Sand, about a mile north of the
village, is Cullercoates, anciently Caller Cots, where is a
chalybeate spring, the water of which has been analysed
by Dr. Greenhow, and found to resemble the Tonbridge
water. It is much resorted to by persons labouring
under dyspepsia and other complaints in which it is
found beneficial; the spring is received into a stone
basin, beyond which it finds a channel through the
sands into the sea. The Newcastle and North Shields
railway was extended to Tynemouth in 1846. Fairs for
cattle are held on the 1st March, and 1st November, or
on the last Friday in April, and the first Friday in November. This is a borough, returning one member to
parliament under the provisions of the 2nd of William
IV., cap. 45, by which the elective franchise is vested in
the resident £10 householders of the townships of Tynemouth, North Shields, Chirton, Preston, and Cullercoates,
comprising an area of 4754 acres, with a population of
25,808; the returning officer is appointed by the sheriff.
The house of correction here has been lately enlarged.
The parish, which occupies the south-eastern corner
of the county, locally termed Tynemouthshire, is about
4½ miles in length, from north to south, and about 3
miles in extreme breadth. It is bounded on the south
by the river Tyne, and on the east by the sea; and
comprises 5915 acres, of which 1300, previously tracts
of moorland, were inclosed under acts of parliament in
the reign of George III., and brought into cultivation.
The surface, though generally level, is in some parts
elevated; the soil is strong and fertile, and well adapted
for wheat and beans. The district abounds with coal;
ironstone is found in moderate quantity, and there are
some strata of magnesian limestone, which scarcely
occurs in other parts of the county.
The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the
king's books at £24. 19. 4., and in the patronage of the
Duke of Northumberland, with a net income of £298;
impropriators, the duke, and the guardians of the poor.
The great tithes of the township of Tynemouth have
been commuted for £171. The church, situated in
North Shields, was erected in 1668, and consecrated by
Bishop Cosin, after the conventual church had fallen
into decay; it was built of brick, with a tower of stone,
and almost entirely rebuilt of stone in 1792. A church
dedicated to the Holy Saviour was erected at a cost of
£2500, by subscription, aided by grants from the ChurchBuilding and Diocesan Societies, and was consecrated
in August 1841. It is a handsome cruciform structure
of stone, in the later English style, with a tower surmounted by a spire, and contains 700 sittings, of which
350 are free. The church is endowed with £700; the
vicar officiates, assisted by a curate. In the western
part of North Shields is Trinity chapel of ease. The
Wesleyans have a meeting-house; and at Cullercoates
and in North Shields are places of worship for various
denominations. The union of Tynemouth comprises 25
parishes or townships, containing a population of 55,625
persons.—See Shields.
Tyrley.—See Bloore-in-Tyrley.
TYRLEY.—See Bloore-in-Tyrley.
Tyrringham (St. Peter)
TYRRINGHAM (St. Peter), with Filgrave, a
parish, in the union of Newport-Pagnell, hundred of
Newport, county of Buckingham, 2¼ miles (N. N. W.)
from Newport-Pagnell; containing 206 inhabitants, of
whom 31 are in Tyrringham. The parish is bounded
on the south and west by the river Ouse, and comprises
1767 acres, of which 675 are arable, 972 pasture, 72
wood, and the remainder roads and river. The surface
is generally level, the soil gravel and sand, and very
productive. The living is a rectory, with that of Filgrave united, valued in the king's books at £13. 6. 10½.,
and in the gift of William Praed, Esq.: the tithes have
been commuted for £450; there is a parsonage-house,
and the glebe comprises 15¾ acres. The church is a
modern edifice, with an ancient tower.
Tysoe (St. Mary)
TYSOE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Shipston-upon-Stour, Kington division of the hundred of
Kington, S. division of the county of Warwick, 5
miles (S. by E.) from Kington; containing 1033 inhabitants. It is situated on the border of Oxfordshire, and
intersected by the road between Stratford and Banbury:
the area is 4680 acres. The living is a discharged vicarage, with the rectory of Compton-Wyniates united, valued
in the king's books at £10; net income, £266; patron,
the Marquess of Northampton, who receives the tithes of
Compton-Wyniates in consideration of £50 per annum
paid to the incumbent. The tithes of Tysoe were commuted for land and money payments in 1796. There is
a place of worship for Wesleyans. Thirty-six boys are
educated for £26 per annum, arising from property bequeathed to the parish in 1541, by John Middleton and
Edward Richards.
Tythby (Holy Trinity)
TYTHBY (Holy Trinity), a parish, in the union,
and S. division of the wapentake, of Bingham, S. division of the county of Nottingham, 9 miles (E. S. E.)
from Nottingham; containing, with the chapelry of
Cropwell- Butler, 804 inhabitants. This parish is pleasantly situated at the western extremity of the vale of
Belvoir, and comprises 2367a. lr. 28p. In the southwestern part it is intersected by the Grantham canal,
and also by the Fosse road. The living is a perpetual
curacy; net income, £102; patron and impropriator,
J. Musters, Esq.: the incumbent's tithes were commuted
in 1788 for 31 acres of land. The church was thoroughly
repaired and repewed in 1824; it contains a monument
to a member of the Chaworth family, dated 1423. There
is a place of worship for Wesleyans; and a school in
connexion with the Established Church is endowed with
the interest of £300.
Tytherington
TYTHERINGTON, a township, in the parish of
Prestbury, union and hundred of Macclesfield, N.
division of the county of Chester, 1 mile (N.) from
Macclesfield; containing 389 inhabitants. It comprises
798 acres of laud, of a clayey quality. The Macclesfield
branch of the Manchester and Birmingham railway
passes through the township.
Tytherington (St. James)
TYTHERINGTON (St. James), a parish, in the
union of Thornbury, partly in the Upper division of
the hundred of Henbury, but chiefly in the Lower division of that of Thornbury, W. division of the county
of Gloucester, 3 miles (S. E.) from Thornbury; containing 496 inhabitants, of whom 347 are in the township. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the
king's books at £9. 11. 7., and in the gift of G. M. Taswell, Esq.: the great tithes have been commuted for £440,
and the vicarial for £309; the glebe contains 61 acres.
Tytherington (St. James)
TYTHERINGTON (St. James), a parish, in the
union of Warminster, hundred of Heytesbury, Warminster and S. divisions of Wilts, 4¼ miles (S. E. by S.)
from Warminster; containing 119 inhabitants. The
living is a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the
Bishop of Salisbury.
Tytherley or Tuderley, East (St. Peter)
TYTHERLEY or TUDERLEY, EAST (St. Peter),
a parish, in the union of Stockbridge, hundred of
Thorngate, Romsey and S. divisions of the county of
Southampton, 7 miles (S. W.) from Stockbridge; containing 335 inhabitants, and comprising 2275a. 17p. A
variety of trees of remarkably luxuriant growth ornament the surface, consisting of oaks, firs, elms, cedars,
and very ancient yews, some of which are disposed in
double rows and form beautiful avenues. The living is a
donative; net income, £40; patron and impropriator,
J. L. Goldsmid, Esq. The church contains a monument
to the Giffords, dated 1568: in the chancel are memorials to several members of the Rolle family, and a
tombstone of a distinguished dignitary; in an aisle of
the church are two effigies with full-length crosses, intended, as is supposed, to represent priests. Sarah
Rolle, in 1736, conveyed lands, &c, in support of a
schoolmaster and schoolmistress; the income is about
£200 a year. Danebury Hill, in the parish, commands
a view of some extensive mounds or barrows, thought
to have been raised for the sepulture of ancient warriors;
and near these barrows are traces of the Roman road
from Winchester to Salisbury.
Tytherley West
TYTHERLEY WEST, a parish, in the union of
Stockbridge, hundred of Thorngate, Romsey and
S. divisions of the county of Southampton, 7½ miles
(S. W. by W.) from Stockbridge; containing 469 inhabitants. The parish comprises 2270a. 15p., of which
1883 acres are woodland, and the remainder pasture
and arable; the soil is clay, with a substratum of chalk.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at
£8. 5. 10., and in the gift of C. B. Wall, Esq.: the
tithes have been commuted for £361; there is a parsonage-house, and the glebe comprises 31 acres. The
church was rebuilt by subscription in 1832-3, at a cost
of £1744.
Tytherton-Kellaways
TYTHERTON-KELLAWAYS, a tything, in the parish of Bremhill, union and hundred of Chippenham,
Chippenham and Calne, and N. divisions of Wilts,
3¼ miles (E. N. E.) from Chippenham. An individual
named Connicker having embraced the original doctrines
of Whitefield and Wesley, erected a meeting-house at
Tythertou, and propagated his opinions with great success; but on the schism between the two founders of
Methodism, he joined the Moravians, and induced most
of his followers to do the same. About fifty years ago,
having grown more numerous, the society built a new
chapel and sister-house, with a neat residence for their
pastor; and since that period, they have erected a large
school-house.
Tytherton-Lucas
TYTHERTON-LUCAS, a chapelry, in the parish,
union, and hundred of Chippenham, Chippenham and
Calne, and N. divisions of Wilts, 3¼ miles (N. E. by E.)
from Chippenham; containing 93 inhabitants.
Tytherton-Stanley
TYTHERTON STANLEY, with Nethermore, a
tything, in the parish, union, and hundred of Chippenham, Chippenham and Calne, and N. divisions of
Wilts, 2 miles (E. by S.) from Chippenham.
Tywardreth (St. Andrew)
TYWARDRETH (St. Andrew), a parish, in the
union of St. Austell, E. division of the hundred of
Powder and of the county of Cornwall, 3¾ miles
(W. N. W.) from Fowey; containing 3152 inhabitants,
of whom 1100 are in the village. The parish is bounded
on the south by the English Channel, near which, on
Greber Head, is a signal station. Petty-sessions for the
district are held on the third Monday in every month.
The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at
£9. 6. 8.; net income, £135; patron, W. Rashleigh,
Esq.: the great tithes have been commuted for £400.
The church has been repewed; and a chapel has been
erected by Mr. Rashleigh, about half a mile from his
seat in the parish, Menabilly House. The Wesleyans
have a place of worship. Here was a Benedictine priory,
a cell to the monastery of St. Sergius and Bachus, in
Normandy, supposed to have been founded before 1169,
by Ricardus Dapifer, steward of the household to the
Earl of Cornwall; it was dedicated to St. Andrew, and
being made denizen, continued till the general dissolution, when its revenue was estimated at £151. 16. 1.
The site is now occupied by a farmhouse.