Cornwall

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St Eval

St Eval, (Cornish: Sen Urval), alias Teverall, alias Voell, is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of Pydar. It is bounded on the north by St Merryn, on the east by St Ervan, on the south by Mawgan-in-Pydar, and on the west by the sea. The parish of St Eval is rural in nature. Penrose is a village in the parish which is recorded as far back as the 13th century. Trethewel Mill was part of an ancient manor of that name. The Manor House, which dates back to 14th century, is situated nearby.

During the War of 1939 - 1945, St Eval was an important RAF Coastal Command airfield and this has left its mark in the military style of buildings, housing and memorials in the parish Church. RAF families from St Mawgan were resident in the accommodation at St Eval, and this accounts for the immediate post-war population surge. A much earlier defensive system is Trevisker Round dating from prehistoric times.

The villages are the Churchtown, Treburthick (now Treburrick) and Downhill.

Cemeteries

The Cornwall Family History Society have published Monumental Inscriptions for the Parish Church - 551 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 St Eval (HO107/150), Enumeration District 13, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1851.
  • The 1851 Census of St Eval (HO107/1905), 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 St Eval are contained in Volume 5-2. This is available in the Library of the Cornwall Family History Society from which it can be purchased.
• 1861.
  • The 1861 Census of St Eval (RG9/1540), Enumeration District 5, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The 1861 Census of St Eval is also available from the Cornwall Family History Society.
• 1871.
  • The 1871 Census of St Eval (RG10/2253), Enumeration District 5, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
  • The 1871 Census of St Eval is also available from the Cornwall Family History Society.
• 1881. The 1881 Census of St Eval (RG11/2294), Enumeration District 5, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
• 1891. The 1891 Census of St Eval (RG12/1818), Enumeration District 5, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.

Church History

• Anglican. The parish church, is dedicated to St Uvelus, a Breton saint; it is on a high plateau on the north coast and has long been a landmark to seafarers. It comprises a chancel, nave, south aisle and a north transept. The arcade consists of six four-centred arches, and a small eliptical one. The material is St Stephens porcelain stone. There are north and south porches. The tower is of three stages, and is surmounted with battlements and pinnacles.
  The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SW8769. This 13th century church stands quite alone: visible for miles around, surrounded by disused runways of RAF St.Eval. The splendid church tower, 60 feet tall, was built during the summer of 1727, to replace an earlier tower that fell into disrepair in the mid 1600s. The church was enlarged in the mid-16th century and there is the remains of a medieval screen and an elaborately carved part of the Rood Screen base. The pulpit has been recently restored and the date 1638, together with the name of the Minister and Churchwardens can be seen on the base stringers. The Font is very plain and is from Norman times, as is one remaining window in the North wall. There are 23 carved bench-ends dating from the mid-16th century and at the back are three original pews. In 1989 a memorial was dedicated for those who had served at RAF St.Eval which includes a memorial window and Book of Remembrance. It is a very interesting church in an unlikely situation.
  Details about the plans of the modern church are available on-line.
  The Anglican parish is now part of the United Benefice of St Mawgan, St Ervan and St Eval, which has its own website.
• Non-Conformist. There was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel at Tregona, and a Bible Christian chapel at Treburthick.

Church Records

• LDS Church Records.
  • The LDS Church batch numbers for this parish are: C021921/2, C053141/2, M021921, M053141. These are searchable by surname.
  • The IGI coverage of this parish is 1612 - 1885.
• The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1695 - 1980, Burials 1695 - 1951, Marriages 1695 - 1837, Boyd's Marriage Index 1612 - 1812, Pallot's Marriage Index 1800 - 1812, BTs 1612 - 1667.
• The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line transcripts of
  • Pre 1813 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Marriages
  • 1813-37 Burials.
• Baptisms.
  • Cornwall Legacy have also published on CD baptisms (1838 to 1900) of the St Columb Bible Christian Circuit. Areas include: St Columb, St Dennis, St Stephens, St Enoder, Roche, St Mawgan, Ladock, Newquay, St Wenn, St Eval, St Merryn and Perranzabuloe.
  • Cornwall Legacy have also published on CD, baptisms (1838 to 1900) of the St Ervan Bible Christian Circuit. The Circuit covers St Ervan, St Breock, St Wenn, St Issey, Padstow, Roche, St Dennis, St Columb, St Merryn, St Eval, St Enoder, Little Petherick, Egloshayle, Wadebridge, Mawgan-in-Pydar and Colan.
• Mixed Records. The Cornish Forefathers' Society have published on CD, baptisms, marriages and burials (1778 to 1855) for this parish.

Civil Registration

The parish of St Eval was originally in the St Columb Registration District. There were sub-districts at Newlyn, Padstow and St Columb Major, but these have now been abolished. It is now in the Bodmin Registration District. Parishes within the old St Columb district were: Colan, Crantock, Cubert, Little Petherick, Mawgan-in-Pydar, Newlyn, Newquay, Padstow, St. Breock, St. Columb Major, St. Columb Minor, St. Enoder, St. Ervan, St. Eval, St. Issey, St. Merryn, St. Wenn.

The Superintendant Registrar of Bodmin 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).
• There is a website dedicated to the United Benefice of St Mawgan, St Eval and St Ervan.
• Photographs of St Eval 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.
• Susan Old is also undertaking the reconstruction of parishes in the Hundred of Pydar. Information and a point of contact on this project can be found on-line.

Historical Geography

• Tregona (Tregenna, Tregona', Tregon), Grid Reference 859699.

Maps

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

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

St Eval parish was part of the St Columb Major Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.

Population

Statistics

The parish comprises 2917 acres of land, one acre of water, 2 acres of tidal water and 109 acres of foreshore.

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