Mevagissey

"MEVAGISSEY, a parish, seaport, and market town, in the E. division of the hundred of Powder, county Cornwall, 6 miles S. of St. Austell, its post town, and 1 mile S.E. of Chapel Point. It is a small fishing and seaport town, situated on the English Channel near Porthmellin. The bay of the same name is sheltered on three sides by lofty hills, which form a natural harbour of great convenience. The parish includes the hamlets of Penwarne, Tregiskey, and Trelaven. Mevagissey for centuries past has been famed for the large quantity of pilchards taken in its bay; as many as 16,000 hogsheads were taken in 1724, but the quantity of late years has not, been nearly so great. The inhabitants chiefly depend, either directly or indirectly, on the fisheries. There is an import trade of coal, salt, timber, &c. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Exeter, value £200. The church, dedicated to SS. Mayan and Issi, is an ancient structure, and had formerly a tower which was pulled down. There is a National school for both sexes. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. In 1849 this parish was so ravaged by cholera that the inhabitants moved into tents while it was thoroughly cleansed. Market day is on Saturday. A fair is held on St. Peter's Day."

"PENWARNE, a hamlet in the parish of Mevagissey, county Cornwall, 4 miles S. of St. Austle."

"TREGISKEY, a hamlet in the parish of Mevagissey, county Cornwall."

"TRELAVEN, a hamlet in the parish of Mevagissey, county Cornwall, 4 miles S. of St. Austell."