St Issey

"ST. ISSEY, a parish in the hundred of Pyder, county Cornwall, 3 miles S.E. of Padstow, and 5 N.E. of St. Columb-Major. This parish, which is of considerable extent, is separated from that of Little Petherick by a tributary of the river Camel. The surface is varied and the substratum is chiefly stone, which is quarried for building purposes. Veins of copper and lead ore were discovered here in 1832, while sinking the foundations for the vicarage. The rectorial tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £465, and the vicarial for £223 Is. 2d. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Exeter, value £246, in the patronage of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to St. Issey, is an ancient structure. There are places of worship for the Independents, Wesleyans, and Bryanites; also a National school. Halwyn House was a seat of the Champernownes. In the vicinity is an ancient encampment called the Rounds.