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Lanreath

Lanreath, (Cornish: Lannreydhow), anciently called Lanreythow, Lanrathew, Lanrethou, is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of West. It is bounded on the north by St Pinnock, on the east by Duloe, Pelynt and Lansallos, on the south by St Veep, and on the west by St Veep and Boconnoc. The parish name is pronounced 'Lanreth'. The meaning is 'Church site (lann) of Raydhogh', about whom nothing is known. It is a quiet pleasant village north-west of Fowey. There is a curious story of a ghost in black who drove a coach with headless horses. It was exorcised by the Reverend Grylls and Parson Dodge, but not before the the Reverend Grylls had been knocked unconscious by the phantom driver. It is reported that Parson Dodge offered a prayer and the ghost disappeared for ever.
The only village in this parish is the Churchtown. Herodsfoot village was partly in this parish, although Herodsfoot parish was created a separate parish from part of Lanreath in 1851.

Cemeteries

The Cornwall Family History Society have published Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 501 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 Lanreath (HO107/153), Enumeration Districts 3 and 4, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1851. The 1851 Census of Lanreath (HO107/1904), Enumeration Districts 4a and 4b, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1861. The 1861 Census of Lanreath (RG9/1532), Enumeration Districts 3 and 4, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871. The 1871 Census of Lanreath (RG10/2244), Enumeration Districts 3 and 4, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Lanreath (RG11/2288), Enumeration Districts 3 and 4, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Lanreath (RG12/1813), Enumeration Districts 3 and 4, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.

Church History

• Anglican. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SX1856; it is dedicated to St Marnarck (Manacus, Manakneu) & St Dunstan. However it was originally dedicated to St Sancredus on 17th October 1721. It comprises a chancel, nave, south aisle and north transept. he arcade consists of five four-centred arches, supported on monolith granite pillars. here is a south porch asnd a private entrance into pews previously used exclusively by the Grylls family. The tower is of three stages, and is finished with battlements and crocketed pinnacles; it contains six bells.
  Details about the plans of the modern church are available on-line.
• Non-Conformist. There was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel at Mount Pleasant, and a Bible Christian chapel at Burze.

Church Records

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for Lanreath are: C0233071/2/3, M053521, Independent Chapel C065481. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1555 to 1875.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1555 - 1992, Burials 1555 - 1992, Marriages 1555 - 1837, Boyd's Marriage indexes 1597 - 1673, BTs 1597 - 1673, Non-Conformist records 1816 - 1827.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line transcripts of:
  • 1813-37 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Burials.
• Baptisms.
  • The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD, baptisms 1677 to 1840 for this parish.
  • Cornwall Legacy have published on CD, records of the Looe Bible Christian Circuit. These comprise baptisms 1848 to 1900. The areas cover Looe, St Keyne, St Pinnock, Lansallos, Talland St Veep, Duloe, Liskeard, Lanreath, Boconnoc, Pelynt, St Martins, and Polperro.
  • Cornwall Legacy have published on CD, records of the Looe Wesleyan Circuit baptisms 1871 to 1900, Polperro Wesleyan Circuit baptisms 1872 to 1889, Polperro United Methodist Chapel baptisms 1837 to 1900, (together with a few marriages and deaths). The areas cover Looe, Polperro, Pelynt, Polruan, Lerryn, St Veep, Lanreath, Lansallos and Boconnoc.
• Marriages. The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Marriages 1555 to 1837, which is available in Book, CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
• Burials. The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Burials 1813 to 1837, which is available in Book format.

Civil Registration

The parish of Lanreath has always been in the Liskeard Registration District. There were sub-districts at Callington, Lerrin, Liskeard and Looe. Parishes within the district are: Boconnoc, Broadoak, Callington, Calstock (1837-60), Duloe, East Looe, Lanreath, Lansallos, Lanteglos, Linkinhorne, Liskeard, Liskeard Borough, Menheniot, Morval, Pelynt, St. Cleer, St. Dominick, St. Ive, St. Keyne, St. Martin's, St. Neot, St. Pinnock, St. Veep, Southill, Talland and West Looe. The Superintendant Registrar can be contacted at: Graylands, Dean Street, Liskeard, PL14 4AH. Tel: 01579 343442.

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).
• Photographs of Lanreath are available on-line.

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.

Historical Geography

• Botelet (Botiled), Grid Reference 183602.
• Lanreath (Lanredoch, Lavredoch), Grid Reference 181569.
• Trecan (Ricann, Richan), Grid Reference 169588.
• Tregunnick (Treuocaruuinnoc, Trevocarwinoc), Grid Reference 171548.

Maps

• Map of the Liskeard Registration District in which the parish lies.
• An old map of the parish of Lanreath in the 19th century is also available.

Occupations

Apprenticeship Indentures for Lanreath (1726 - 1837) can be found in the Cornwall Record Office.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Lanreath parish was part of the Liskeard Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.
• Overseers' Accounts (1706 to 1842) and Settlement Papers (1708 to 1850) are available in the Cornwall Record Office.

Population

Herodsfoot was created from part of this parish 1851. The following population figures include Herodsfoot parish.

Statistics

The parish is comprised of 4964 acres of land and 2 acres of water.

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