Mawnan

"MAWNAN, a parish in the hundred of Kerrier, county Cornwall, 4½ miles S.W. of Falmouth, its post town, and 3 from Penryn. It is bounded on the S.E. by the English Channel, which here forms the two small open bays called Paisk and Bream. The village, which is small, is situated near the coast under Rosemullion Head, at the mouth of the river Hefford, an arm of the sea, about a mile in breadth. The surface is hilly, and in the neighbourhood is an ancient circular camp known as Carlinnack. Petty sessions are held in the village. The soil is various, with a subsoil of clay and slate, which in some parts is overgrown with furze. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £304 10s. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Exeter, value £323. The church, dedicated to St. Mawnanus and Stephen, is an ancient structure, with a tower which serves as a landmark to mariners. At Penwarne was formerly a chapel-of-ease, with a cemetery adjoining. There is an endowed National school, in which a Sunday-school is also held. The Wesleyans and Baptists have each a place of worship."