Menheniot

"MENHENIOT, (or Menhynnet), a parish in the middle division of the hundred of East, county Cornwall, 2½ miles S.E. of Liskeard, its post town. It is a station on the Cornwall and West Cornwall railway. The village is wholly agricultural. Menheniot formerly belonged to the Carminows, and had a Lepers' hospital, and a seat of Richard Earl of Cornwall, at Tenereck. The surface is hilly, bat the soil is exceedingly fertile. The lower grounds are watered by two small rivers. Copper and tin are found, but not worked at present. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter, value £804, in the patronage of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone structure, with a spired tower. The parochial charities produce about £12 per annum, which goes to a school. There are National schools for both sexes, also an infant school. William ,of Wykeham was once vicar of this parish. Joseph Hambly, Esq., is lord of the manor. Fairs are held on 23rd April, 11th June, and 28th July for cattle.