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Helland

The parish of Helland (Cornish: Hellann)is situated in the Deanery of Trigg Minor, and in the Hundred of Trigg. It is bounded on the north by St Mabyn and Blisland, on the east by Blisland and Cardinham, on the south by Bodmin, and on the west by Egloshayle and St Mabyn from which parishes it is separated by the river Camel. Helland is a small village, about three miles north of Bodmin with the village of Helland-Bridge spanning the upper reaches of the River Camel. The origin of the name is "ancient church site of Helen" or "Helen's Land". In the Domeday Survey of 1086, it is taxed by the name of Henland.

Besides the Churchtown, the villages are Helland-Bridge and Bodwen.

Cemeteries

The Cornwall Family History Society have published Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 343 entries.

Census

Census information for this parish (1841 - 1901) is held in the Cornwall Record Office. The Cornwall Family History Society offers a census search service for its members. The Cornwall Family History Society have also published on-line census detail by surname on the FamilyHistoryonLine site.

Specific census information for this parish is available as follows:

• 1841.
  • The 1841 Census of Helland (HO107/152), Enumeration District 3, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The 1841 Census of Helland is also available from the Cornwall Family History Society.
• 1851.
  • The 1851 Census of Helland (HO107/1904), Enumeration District 7, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • Ray Woodbine has compiled the 1851 Census for many Cornish parishes. Entries for Helland are contained in Volume 4-6. This is available in the Library of the Cornwall Family History Society from which it can be purchased.
• 1861. The 1861 Census of Helland (RG9/1535), Enumeration District 1, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871.
  • The 1871 Census of Helland (RG10/2248), Enumeration District 1, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The 1871 Census of Helland is also available from the Cornwall Family History Society.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Helland (RG11/2290), Enumeration District 1, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Helland (RG12/1815), Enumeration District 5, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.

Church History

• Anglican. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SX0770; it is dedicated to St Helena, who was the mother of Constantine. The church comprises a chancel, nave and south aisle. The arcade, which is neat and substantial, comprises four four-centred arches of St Stephen porcelain stone supported on pillars of similar material. A building intended for a north transept was converted for use as a school. There is a low south porch and a priest's door. The tower of one stage is finished with a pyramidal roof and had a single bell. There were originally upper stages to the tower, which fell in the mid-18th century.
  Details about the plans of the existing church are available on-line.
• Non-Conformist. There were two Wesleyan Methodist chapels by the side of the high road leading towards Bodmin.

Church Records

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for this parish are: C002912, P002011, M002011. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverahe of this parish is 1677 - 1812.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1722 - 1812, Burials 1722 - 1812, Marriages 1722 - 1836, Boyd's Marriage Index 1608 - 1812, Pallot's Marriage Index 1790 - 1812, BTs 1608 - 1673.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line transcripts of
  • Pre 1813 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Marriages.
• Cornwall Legacy have also published on CD baptisms (1870 to 1900) of the Bodmin Wesleyan Circuit, including Fletchers Bridge Chapel (1896 - 1900). Areas include: Bodmin, Lanhydrock, Lanlivery, Lanivet, Roche, Luxulyan, Cardinham, St Mabyn, Withiel, Egloshayle, Lostwithiel, Helland, St Winnow and St Breock.

Civil Registration

The parish of Helland is in the Bodmin Registration District and has been since 1st July 1837; there were sub-districts are Bodmin, Egloshayle, Lanlivery and St Mabyn but these have now been abolished. Parishes within the district are: Blisland, Bodmin, Bodmin Borough, Cardinham, Egloshayle, Endellion, Helland, Lanhydrock, Lanviet, Lanlivery, Lostwithiel, Luxulion, St. Kew, St. Mabyn, St. Minver Highlands, St. Minver Lowlands, St. Tudy, St. Winnow, Temple, Wadebridge, Warleggon, Withiel.

The Superintendant Registrar can be contacted at: Lyndhurst, 66 Nicholas Street, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2AG. Tel: 01208 73677.

Description & Travel

• 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).

Genealogy

• OPC Assistance. The On-line Parish Clerk (OPC) scheme operates a service to help family historians; the OPC page for this parish is available on-line, from where the OPC can be contacted by email.
• Mailing List. There is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical and or historical interest in Bodmin Moor and its surrounding villages. Villages covered are: Advent (Tresinney), Alternun, Blisland, Bodmin, Boventor, Camelford (Lanteglos), Cardinham, Davidstow, Egloshayle, Helland, Laneast, Lanteglos by Camelford, Launceston, Lewannick, Liskeard, Michaelstow, North Hill, St Breward, St Breock, St Cleer, St Clether, St Mabyn, St Neot, St Tudy, Temple, Tresinney, Trewen, Wadebridge (Egloshayle & St Breock), and Warleggan. This list is in support of the OnLine Parish Clerk system. You can also subscribe to the ENG-CON-BODMINMOOR-L for the List version, or ENG-CON-BODMINMOOR-D (digest) for the Digest version.

Maps

• Map of the Bodmin Registration District in which the parish lies.
• An old map of the parish of Helland in the 19th century is also available.
• An old map of Bodmin, Helland, Lanivet and Lanhydrock in 1835, is available from GENMAPS.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Helland parish was part of the Bodmin Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.
• Overseers' Accounts (1766 to 1837) are available in the Cornwall Record Office.

Population

Statistics

The parish comprises 2483 acres of land.

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