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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"LITTLE PETHERICK, a parish in the hundred of Pyder, county Cornwall, 2½, miles S.E. of Padstow, its post town, and 5 N. of St. Colomb Major. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the shore of the Bristol Channel, and at the bridge over the river Alan, which is navigable for barges. The road between Wadebridge and Padstow passes through the parish. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil is of a loamy nature, with a subsoil of clay. The parish includes the hamlet of Tregonnen. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Exeter, value £203, with 34 acres of glebe. The church, dedicated to St. Petrock Minor, is an ancient stone structure, with a tower mantled with ivy. It has recently undergone restoration, and the interior was beautified in 1831 at the expense of the rector. It is situated in a hollow, near the ruins of two chapels. The parochial charities produce about £1 per annum. The almshouse, for two widows, was built and endowed by Mr. Carthew. There is a day school and a Sunday-school in connection with the parsonage. John Paynter, Esq., is lord of the manor. A fair for cattle is held on the 14th July.