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Lewannick

Lewannick, (Cornish: Lannwenek), which was anciently called Lawaneck, Lewanecke, and Lawannick, is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of East. It is bounded on the north by Trewen and South Petherwin, on the east by Lezant, on the south by North Hill, and on the west by Altarnun. The name most probably means 'church site of Guenoc' a Breton saint. This parish is five miles south-west of Launceston.

The small hilltop village of Lewannick is centred around a crossroads, which is unusual for Cornwall, where the villages tend to stretch along sheltered valleys. When Methodism arrived in 18th century the local parson, George Parsons, successfully used all his influence to prevent meetings taking place, and it was only after his death the Methodists were able to build their own chapel. In the church is a stone dating from Roman times with carvings in Latin and Ogham, an old British alphabet.

The chief village is Trelaske; this is the Trelosch of the Domesday Survey of 1086. The celebrated Polyphant Quarry has been worked extensively, for building. The principal villages and hamlets besides the Churchtown are Polyphant, Trevadlock, and Tinney Hall.

Cemeteries

• The Parish Church - 810 entries
• Polyphant Methodist Chapel - 151 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 Lewannick (HO107/134), Enumeration Districts 7 and 8, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The 1841 census for this parish has also been filmed by the LDS church - film No. 241258.
• 1851. The 1851 Census of Lewannick (HO107/1899), Enumeration Districts 4a and 4b, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1861. The 1861 Census of Lewannick (RG9/1517), Enumeration Districts 7 and 8, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871. The 1871 Census of Lewannick (RG10/2222), Enumeration Districts 7 and 8, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Lewannick (RG11/2274), Enumeration Districts 7 and 8, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Lewannick (RG12/1801), Enumeration Districts 7 and 8, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.

Church History

• Anglican.The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SX2780; it is dedicated to St Martin. It comprises a chancel, nave, and north and south aisles. The north arcade has six arches; the arches and pillars are of plain granite. The south arcade has five arches of polyphant stone. There is a south porch and a north door. The tower is of three stages, buttressed to the top of the middle stage, thence ther angles are splayed off to the octagonal form, and finished with battlements and pinnacles.
  Details about the plans of the modern church are available on-line.
  There are no remains of an ancient chapel which was supposed to have been at Polyphant.
• Non-Conformist. The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel at Trevadlock Cross, the Bible Christians at Tinneyhall, and the Baptists at Polyphant.

Church Records

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for Lewannick are: P002151. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1660 - 1812; it is not believed to be fully covered in the LDS Church's International Genealogical Index (IGI).
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1660 - 1979, Burials 1738 - 1895, Marriages 1755 - 1992, Boyd's Marriage Index 1597 - 1812, Pallot's Marriage Index 1800 - 1812, BTs 1597 - 1673.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line transcripts of:
  • Pre 1813 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Burials.
• Baptisms.
  • The Parish Chest have published on CD, baptisms 1716 to 1840 for this parish.
  • Callington Area Heritage Centre have placed the following baptism records for the parish - 1660 to 1840 on-line.
  • Cornwall Legacy have published baptisms (1846 to 1900) and burials (1851 to 1900) of Altarnun, Lewannick and St Cleer Methodist Chapels on CD. Altarnun, Bowithick, Crow's Nest, Hockings House, Polyphant, St Cleer and Travadlock Cross Chapels. Areas include: Altarnun, Lewannick, St Cleer and St Clether.
  • Cornwall Legacy have also published on CD, records of the Launceston Bible Christian Circuit. These comprise baptisms (1841 to 1900). The areas cover Launceston, South Petherwin, North Petherwin, Lewannick, Lifton, North Hill, Germansweek, Broadwoodwidger, Werrington and Stowford.
  • Cornwall Legacy have also published on CD, baptisms (1837-1900) of the Launceston Wesleyan Circuit. The areas cover Launceston, South Petherwin, Lewannick, North Hill, Altarnun, Linkinhorne, St Stephens, Lezant, Egloskerry, Egloskerry, Treneglos, Stoke Climsland, Laneast and Lawhitton.
• Marriages.
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Marriages 1597 to 1837, which is available in CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
  • Callington Area Heritage Centre have placed the following marriage records for the parish - 1745 to 1840 on-line.
  • Phillimore's Marriages of Lewannick 1675 to 1812 are available on-line from UK Genealogy Archives.
  • The Parish Chest have published on CD, marriages 1745 to 1840 for this parish.
• Burials.
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Burials 1813 to 1837, which is available in Book format.
  • Cornwall Legacy have also published on CD, burials (1818-1880) of the Launceston Wesleyan Circuit, and St Thomas Wesleyan burials 1842- 1892. The areas cover Launceston, South Petherwin, Lewannick, North Hill, Altarnun, Linkinhorne, St Stephens, Lezant, Egloskerry, Egloskerry, Treneglos, Stoke Climsland, Laneast and Lawhitton.

Civil Registration

The parish of Lewannick is in the Launceston Registration District, and has been since 1st July 1837. There were sub-districts at Altarnun, Launceston, North Hill, North Petherwin and St Stephen-by-Launceston, but these are now all closed. Parishes within the district were: Altarnun, Boyton, Egloskerry, Laneast, Launceston, Lawhitton, Lewannick, Lezant, Northill, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Stephens by Launceston, St. Thomas the Apostle, St. Thomas Street, South Petherwin, Stokeclimsland, Tremaine, Treneglos, Tresmeer, Trewen, Warbstow.

The Superintendant Registrar can be contacted at: Hendra, Dunheved Road, Launceston, PL15 9JG. Tel: 01566 772464.

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 Lewannick 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.
• 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.

Historical Geography

• Polyphant (Polofant, Polefand), Grid Reference 262820.
• Trelaske (Treloska, Trelosch), Grid Reference 286804.
• Trevell (Treuilla, Trewille), Grid Reference 257810.
• Trewanta (Treuuant, Treiswantel, Trewant, Treiswantel), Grid Reference 265802.

Maps

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

Occupations

Apprenticeship Indentures for Lewannick (1761 - 1830) can be found in the Cornwall Record Office.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Lewannick parish was part of the Launceston Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.
• Overseers' Accounts (1729 to 1750, 1755 to 1774, 1783 to 1806, 1821 to 1834) and Settlement Papers (1787 to 1833) are available in the Cornwall Record Office.

Population

Statistics

The parish comprises 4039 acres of land.

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