Constantine

"CONSTANTINE, a parish in the hundred of Kerrier, in the county of Cornwall, 7 miles S.W. of Falmouth, its post town, and 6 E. of Helston. It is situated on the river Helford, from the banks of which there are fine views. Petty sessions are held, as also courts leet and baron annually for Lord Clinton, and a manor court for Sir R. Vivian, Bart., the lord of the manor. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Exeter, value £485, in the patronage of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Constantine, is a handsome Gothic edifice, and contains tombs of the Gerveyses of Bonallack. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels in the village, and there are British and Sunday schools. In the vicinity is a large granite boulder, called the Tolmen, 33 feet in height, which is estimated to weigh 760 tons. This village is a meet for the Four Barrow hounds. A cattle fair is held on the Wednesday nearest Midsummer Day."