St Columb Minor

"ST. COLUMB MINOR, a parish in the hundred of Pyder, middle division of the county of Cornwall, 4 miles to the W. of St. Columb Major, its post town. It is situated near Towan Bay, and contains the hamlet of New Quay, and part of Watergate. The living is a perpetual curacy* in the diocese of Exeter, value £117, in the patronage of Lord Churston. The church is a spacious edifice, with an ancient rood loft. The parochial charities produce about £10 per annum. Here are some remains of Rialton Priory.

"NEW QUAY, a hamlet in the parish of St. Columb-Minor, hundred of Pyder, county Cornwall, 7 miles W. by S. of St. Columb. It is situated in Towan Bay, on the shore of the Bristol Channel, and has a small harbour and pier. It is chiefly frequented by fishermen, and is a coastguard station. In the vicinity are several stone quarries, and a lead mine was opened some years ago. The Baptists and Wesleyans have places of worship. The beach is a firm smooth sand, and the cliffs on this part of the coast are lofty and precipitous."