1910 Withiel Trade Directory

Withiel Churchyard
Photograph by Steve Beazley, © Copyright 2002 - 2007

WTTHIEL is a parish and village, watered by a small tributary of the river Camel, 3 miles from Roche station on the Par and New Quay branch, of the Great Western railway and 3 miles from Grogley Halt on the Bodmin and Wadebridge branch of the London and South Western railway, and 6 west from Bodmin, in the Mid division of the county, hundred and petty sessional division of Pydar, Bodmin union and county court district, rural deanery and archdeaconry of Bodmin and diocese of Truro. The church of St. Clement is a building of stone and granite, in the Perpendicular style, and consists of chancel, nave, aisles, south, porch and an embattled western tower, with pinnacles, containing 5 bells, 3 of which are hung and 2 broken and lying on the tower floor; there are 240 sittings. The register of baptisms dates from the year 1567; marriages and burials, 1568.

The living is a rectory, net income £208, including 47 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the Rev. Sir Vyell Donnithorne Vyvyan bart. and held since 1892 by the Rev. William Sandwith Cruddas M.A. of Trinity College, Oxford, and rural dean of Bodmin. Here are two Wesleyan Methodist chapels and a United Methodist chapel. The poor have about £3 yearly from Vyvyan's charity of £106.10s invested funds. The Rev. Sir Vyell Donnithorne Vyvyan bart. of Trelowarren, Mawgan-in-Meneage, is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are Viscount Clifden, R. N. Cole esq., Charles Ebenezer Treffry esq. of Place House, Fowey, and Sir R. Edgcumbe.

The soil is clay and marl; subsoil, stone, intermixed with iron. The chief crops are cereals. The area is 3,085 acres of land and 6 of water; rateable value, £2,296; the population in 1901 was 349.

Post Office.— Miss Annie L. Tremewan, sub-postmistress. Letters by mail cart, through Bodmin, arrive at 8.35 a.m.; dispatched 4.35 p.m.; no delivery on Sundays; Roche, 4 miles distant, is the nearest money order & telegraph office. Wall Letter Boxes: Bosneives cottages, cleared 4.10 p.m. & Retire lane, 4.50 p.m. week days only

Public Elementary School (mixed), built in 1827 & enlarged in 1837, for 80 children; average attendance, 55; William J. Scamell, master

Cruddas Rev. William Sandwith M.A (rector & rural dean), Rectory
Roberts Miss, Rock

COMMERCIAL
Marked thus * receive letters through Roche.
Marked thus ** receive letters through Wadebridge.

Biddick James, farmer, Lanjew
Blake William, carpenter, Homers
*Bowden James, farmer, Great Brynn
*Bowden Richard, farmer,Hghr.Brynn
Brewer William, farmer, Glebe
Brewer William Henry, blacksmith, ironmonger  & dlr. in cattle oils &c
Burden Hy. farmer, Little Whitehay
Burnett Daniel, farmer, Trenance
*Collicott Thos. farmer, Little Brynn
Hawke Sydney, farmer, Cuddles
Hocking Richd.Tellam, frmr.Tregawne
Hodge William, farmer, Trevidgowe
Honey Hy. Chas.miller (water),Mill vale
Hopper Titus, farmer, Retire
Julian Albt.blacksmith.Tremore brdg
Julian James Vivian, farmer
Julian John, shoe maker, Kerriers
Julian Wm. Hy. farmer, Withiel goose
Kestle Edwin, farmer, Ruthern
** Kestle William, farmer, Higher Tregawne
Kingdon William, farmer, Tregustick 
*Knight John, farmer, Little Brynn
Mutton Jn. Hy. frmr. Pleasant valley
Mutton Thomas Hy. farmer, Stepps
Mutton Wm.Hy.farmer, Withiel goose
** Pedler William,farmer, Gwynnemoor
Pethick George, farmer, Whitehay
Pinch Francis, farmer, Bosnieves
Polkinghorne Charles Hy. carpenter,.Sunny corner
** Roberts Thos. farmer, Gwynnemoor
Rowse Frederick John, farmer, Retire
Searle John, farmer, Retire
Tippet Elery, miller (water), Cuddles
Tippet John, shopkeeper
Tippet William Henry, boot maker
Tremewan Annie L. (Miss), boot & shoe dealer & Post office
Varcoe Annie (Mrs.), farmer, Hendre
Varcoe Richard, farmer, Hendre
Varcoe Thomas, farmer, Lewellan
Warne Harry, farmer, Blackhay
** Warne Thomas, farmer, Tregawne common
Webber Joseph.fmr, Pleasant streams
Williams Thos. Edwd. frmr. Kerriers