Cornwall

Nearby places

Lansallos

The parish of Lansallos, (Cornish: Lannsalwys), also anciently called Lansalewys, is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of West. It is bounded on the north by Pelynt, on the east by Talland, on the south by the sea, and on the west by Lanteglos-by-Fowey and Lanreath. The parish name means 'Church site (lann) of unknown name'. Lansallos is a small village on the south coast of Cornwall between Fowey and Polperro, situated above the scenic Lansallos Cliffs. When Talland civil parish was abolished in 1934, the area was distributed between Looe and Lansallos parishes.

The village of Polperro is covered by two ecclesiastical parishes, Lansallos and Talland.

Cemeteries

• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line Monumental Inscriptions for:
  • The Parish Church - 613 entries
  • Methodist Chapel - 59 entries
• A picture of the War Memorial in Polperro is available on-line, courtesy of Steve Beazley.

Return to top of page

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 Lansallos (HO107/153), Enumeration Districts 5 and 6, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1851.
  • The 1851 Census of Lansallos (HO107/1903), Enumeration Districts 1a and 1b, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • Ray Woodbine has compiled the 1851 Census for many Cornish parishes. Entries for Lansallos are contained in Volume 3-4. This is available in the Library of the Cornwall Family History Society from which it can be purchased.
• 1861. The 1861 Census of Lansallos (RG9/1532) is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • Enumeration District 5.
  • Enumeration District 11.
• 1871.
  • The 1871 Census of Lansallos, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
    • RG10/2244. Enumeration District 5.
    • RG10/2245. Enumeration District 6.
  • The 1871 Census of Lansallos is also available from the Cornwall Family History Society.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Lansallos (RG11/2288), Enumeration Districts 5 and 6, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Lansallos and Polperro (RG12/1813) is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project as follows:
  • Enumeration District 5 (The ecclesiastical parishes of West Polperro and Lansallos).
  • Enumeration District 6 (Lansallos).

Return to top of page

Church History

• Anglican. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SX1751; it is dedicated to St Ildierna. The present church building was dedicated on 16th October 1321. It consists of a chancel, nave, and north and south aisles. The south arcade has six four-centred arches, and the north arcade has three. There is a south porch and a north door. The tower is of three stages and is 60 feet in height; it is buttress at the angles and finished with battlements and crocketed pinnacles surmounted with crosses. The church is situated on an elevated position some 514 feet above sea-level.
  The church at Lansallos is of ancient foundation, going back to the time of the Celtic missionary monks who evangelized Cornwall in the early centuries of the first Christian Millennium. About a hundred years after it was built, such extensive reconstruction was undertaken, including the aisles and the tower, that one wonders whether it should not be called a 15th century church. With capacity for 150, one of the church's outstanding features is its English oak medieval pews, with the carvings on the bench ends mostly crafted between 1490 and 1520. In 2005 a distasterous fire seriously damaged the church building.
  The present church succeeded a Norman church on the same site, and before that there had been a Celtic establishment here. The place was the "Lan" or monastery of St. Salwys, about whom nothing is known. He probably lived some time in the 9th century. (In the Domesday Survey of 1086, the manor of Lansalhas is one of the 288 manors given to the Earl of Mortain).
  Although St. Salwys gave his name to the parish, the church building is dedicated to St. Ildierna. Again, nothing definite is known about St. Ildierna - we do not even know for certain whether 'he' was a man or a woman. The saint is referred to in an account by William of Worcester, who visited Fowey in 1478 and heard that Saint Hyldren, a bishop, lies in the Parish of Lansalux, near the parish of Lanteglys; his feast is held on the first day of February, that is on the vigil of the Purification of the Blessed Mary. However, there are other, older documents which refer to St. Ildierna as a virgin.
  In the early 21st century, Lansallos parish came together with Lanteglos parish to form the united ecclesiastical parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey with Lansallos.
  
  The church of St John's in Polperro is now regarded as wholly within Talland parish.
  Further information on the church is available, and the church has its own website.
  Details about the plans of the modern church are available on-line.
• Non-Conformist. The United Methodist Free Church built a chapel in the Churchtown, to which a large cemetery was attached. The Wesleyan Methodists, Wesleyan Association, the Independents, and the Bible Christians, built chapels in Polperro. There was also a Bible Christian chapel at Trenewan.

Return to top of page

Church Records

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for Lansallos are: C023021/2, Polperro Wesleyan Methodist chapel C065311. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1692 - 1805.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1600 - 1812, Burials 1600 - 1812, Marriages 1600 - 1946, Boyd's Marriage Index 1607 - 1672, BTs 1607 - 1672.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line transcripts of:
  • 1813-37 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Burials.
• Baptisms.
  • Baptisms 1813 to 1901 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
  • The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD, baptisms 1737 to 1846 for this parish.
  • Cornwall Legacy have published on CD, records of the Liskeard Bible Christian Circuit. These comprise baptisms (1837 to 1863). The areas cover Liskeard, St Ive, St Cleer, Altarnun, Menheniot, St Neot, Broadoak, Lansallos and certain other parishes.
  • 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. Marriages Nov 1802 to 1837 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).
• Burials. Burials 1813 to 1901 for this parish are available on-line through the OPC search Facility - (C-PROP).

Return to top of page

Civil Registration

The parish of Lansallos 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.

Return to top of page

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 Lansallos are available on-line.

Return to top of page

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.
• Because of its isolated situation, the indigenous families living within the two parishes, Talland and Lansallos, tended to inter-marry among themselves until the 19th century thus making it easier for family historians to trace their Polperro ancestors. In addition, a remarkable record of over 50 Polperro family pedigrees was compiled at the beginning of the 20th century by a local historian, Frank Perrycoste. A copy of his work is now deposited with the Polperro Heritage Museum; extracts can be viewed on microfiche and copies obtained.
• Compiled information on local families is available on-line.

Return to top of page

Historical Geography

• Lansallos (Lansaluus, Lansalhvs), Grid Reference 172516.
• Raphael (Raswala, Raswale), Grid Reference 193509.
• Tregamellyn (Treghemelin, Tregemelin), Grid Reference 180533.
• Trenewan (Chenowen), Grid Reference 174534.

Return to top of page

Maps

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

Return to top of page

Occupations

Apprenticeship Indentures for Lansallos (1756 - 1829) can be found in the Cornwall Record Office.

Return to top of page

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

Lansallos parish was part of the Liskeard Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief. Settlement Papers (1741 to 1831) and Bastardy Bonds (1770, 1794) are available in the Cornwall Record Office.

Return to top of page

Population

Talland civil parish was abolished in 1934; the area was distributed between Looe and Lansallos parishes and this partially accounts for population variations from 1951.

Return to top of page

Societies

The Polperro Family History Society has recently been formed. Members of the Society have special access to the exclusive Members' area on thier website which include a Message Board for exchanging information and contact details for other members. In addition, the Society publishes a Journal for members twice a year. The first issue, published in October 2002, contained a number of articles about Polperro families, a contact list and other useful information.

A Membership Application Form is available. For further details, you can email the Society.

Return to top of page

Statistics

The parish comprises 4776 acres of land.

Return to top of page

Are you lost in the GENUKI hierarchy or arrived here from a Search Engine?
If so, use the up-arrow(s) at the top of the page to go up the hierarchy.

Copyright and Disclaimer The information on the GENUKI (www.genuki.org.uk) website must not be used for commercial purposes, and all specific restrictions concerning usage, copyright notices, etc., that are to be found on individual information pages within GENUKI must be strictly adhered to. Violation of these rules could gravely harm the cooperation that GENUKI is obtaining from many information providers, and hence threaten its whole future. Whilst we take every care to keep the information on our web pages accurate, we disclaim any warranty or representation, express or implied about its accuracy, completeness or appropriateness for a particular purpose. Thus, you assume full responsibility for its use, and you understand and agree that neither GENUKI as an organisation nor any of its maintainers or providers are responsible or liable for any claim, loss or damage as a consequence. GENUKI contains many hyperlinks and directives to sites developed by others. They are provided for your convenience only. We do not control nor guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of such sites, and in the event of a link to such a site being 'broken', or otherwise unavailable, our only recourse is to remove that link. Thank you for your cooperation. GENUKI is a registered trademark of the charitable trust GENUKI - see About GENUKI as an Organisation.