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Warleggan

The parish of Warleggon/Warleggan, (Cornish: Gorlegan), is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of West. It is bounded on the north by Temple, on the east by St Neot, on the south by Bradock, and on the west by Cardinham. It is a small sparsely-populated parish on the edge of Bodmin Moor, dissected by heavily wooded valleys. Until a road was built in 1953 linking it to the A38, it had the reputation of being one of the most remote areas of Cornwall. Mainly a cattle farming region, the hamlet of Warleggan consists of about eleven houses, a church and a chapel. The last vicar to live here, the Reverend Frederick Densham, was boycotted by parishioners and eventually preached to an empty church. He lived the life of a hermit until one day he was found dead in his barricaded house. A book by Daphne du Maurier was based on his story.

The two villages of the parish are Warleggan and Mount.

Cemeteries

• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 140 entries.
• Photographs of many of the gravestones from Warleggan are on-line courtesy of Steve Beazley.
• Pictures of the War Memorial in Warleggan are available on-line, courtesy of Steve Beazley.
• Pictures of the War Memorial in Mount are available on-line, also courtesy of Steve Beazley.

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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 Warleggan (HO107/153), Enumeration District 6, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1851. The 1851 Census of Warleggan & Temple (HO107/1904), Enumeration District 2, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1861. The 1861 Census of Warleggan & Temple (RG9/1535), Enumeration District 10, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1871. The 1871 Census of Warleggan & Temple (RG10/2248), Enumeration District 10, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of Warleggan & Temple (RG11/2290), Enumeration District 10, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of Warleggan (RG12/1815), Enumeration District 10, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1901. The 1901 Census of Warleggan (RG13/2199), is available on-line courtesy of the OPC.

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Church History

• Anglican. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SX1569 and was dedicated to St Bartholomew. It is very small and very isolated. The village church was one of the few on the moors to have a spire, until in 1818 when it was struck by lightning. It comprised a chancel, nave and south aisle. The arcade consists of five four-centred arches, supported on monolith pillars of granite. The only entrance is by the south porch. The tower has two stages, and is finished with stump pinnacles. It now contains only one bell; to pay for the tower repairs in 1818, two of the three bells were sold. The interior of the church was restored in the 19th century.
• Non-Conformist. The arrangements for Non-Conformists in this parish are not yet clear.

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Church Records

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for Warleggan are: E00201, M002201, P002201/2. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1547 - 1875.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1548 - 1904, Burials 1548 - 1778, Marriages 1548 - 1837, Boyd's Marriage Index 1547 - 1812, Pallot's Marriage Index 1790 - 1812.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line transcripts of:
  • Pre 1813 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Burials.
• Baptisms.
  • Baptism. The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD baptisms 1720 to 1856 for this parish.
  • Cornwall Legacy have published on CD, records of the Liskeard Bible Christian Circuit. These comprise baptisms (1863 to 1900). The areas cover Liskeard, St Ive, St Cleer, Altarnun, Menheniot, St Neot, Broadoak, Warleggan and certain other parishes.
• Marriages.
  • The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Marriages in the Parish 1547 to 1837, which is available in CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
  • The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD marriages 1720 to 1845 for this parish.
• Burials. The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Burials in the Parish 1813 to 1837, which is available in Book format.

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Civil Registration

The parish of Warleggan was originally in the Bodmin Registration District, but it is now in the Liskeard Registration District. There were sub-districts are Bodmin, Egloshayle, Lanlivery and St Mabyn but these have now been abolished. Parishes within the Bodmin district were: 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 of St Austell can be contacted at: Graylands, Dean Street, Liskeard, PL14 4AH. Tel: 01579 343442.

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Court Records

Some Warleggan Parish Law Breakers are listed on-line.

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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 Warleggan are available on-line.

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Directories

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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.
• Mailing Lists. 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.

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Land & Property

Some information about people and property in Warleggan is available.

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Maps

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

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Occupations

• Samuel Hill of Warleggan dated 10 Mar 1639.
• Elizabeth Andrew and Grace Andrew dated 22 Apr 1763.

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

Warleggan parish was part of the Bodmin Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.

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Population

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Societies

A Warleggan Parish History Group has been formed to research and publish local and family history relating to Warleggan parish. Contact can be made with the Group through Pauline Pickup.

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Statistics

The parish comprises 2157 acres of land and 6 acres of water.

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