Pelynt

"PELYNT, (or Plynt), a parish in the hundred of West, county Cornwall, 9 miles S. of Liskeard, its post town, and 22 E. of Plymouth. The village, which is small, is chiefly agricultural. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as Plewent, and was then held by Robert, Earl of Mortaigne. There are numerous barrows in the parish. The soil is of a mixed nature, with a subsoil of slate. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £400, and the vicarial for £235. The glebe comprises 50 acres. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Exeter, value £240. The church, dedicated to St. Nunn, has a tower containing four bells. The church has a curious monument to Francis Buller, also one to the Achym family, bearing date 1586. The parochial charities produce about £6 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes, in which a Sunday-school is held. The executors of General J. F. Buller are lords of the manor. At Trelawney, in this parish, are remains of a castellated mansion built by Lord Bonville in the 15th century.