Landrake

"LANDRAKE, a parish in the S. division of the hundred of East, county Cornwall, 3½ miles N.E. of St. German's, its post town, and 4 N.W. of Saltash. The village is chiefly agricultural. The parish is bounded on the E. by the river Lynher, here crossed by a bridge. The living is a vicarage* with that of St. Erney annexed, in the diocese of Exeter, value £282. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient structure with a lofty turreted tower. In the chancel is a monument to the Courtenay family. There is a chapel-of-ease at Erney. The charities produce about £100 per annum, including the endowment of a school, founded in 1703 by Sir Robert Jeffrey, and the income of the five almshouses. There are Sunday-schools and a chapel for Wesleyans. The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe is lord of the manor. Cattle fairs are held on the first Wednesdays in February and September, and cattle and pleasure fairs on St. Peter's Day and the 29th June."