KELLY’S DIRECTORY of CORNWALL 1893
Page 1047-1048 BREAGE
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Breage is a parish near the coast, on the road
between Helston and Marazion, 3 miles west from Helston terminal station on a
branch of the Great Western Railway, 7 east from Marazion, 8 south from
Gwinear, in the Truro division of the County, hundred and petty sessional
division of Kirrier (west), Helston union and county court district, rural
deanery of Kirrier, archdeaconry of Cornwall and diocese of Truro. The church
of St. Breage is an ancient building of stone and granite, in the Perpendicular
style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles separated from the nave by arcades
of seven arches, transepts, south porch, and an embattled western tower,
surmounted by four pinnacles and containing a clock and 2 bells, dated 1831 and
1771: in the north transept are portions of the old carved oak roof, with
elaborate corbels and beams: the east windows of the chancel and south aisle
are memorials respectively to Caroline Isabella Wilson 1846-54 and Elizabeth
Wilson, 1780-1866; the west window of the same aisle commemorates the marriage
of T.R.H. the Prince and Princess of Wales, March 10th 1863, and was
erected by the parishioners; there are monuments to the Coode family, 1671-94,
and others of modern date: Margaret (Blague), Wife of Sidney, first Earl of
Godolphin K.G.? was buried here, September 27th 1678;in the south
aisle are three helmets, two bearing the Godolphin crest; there are 300 sittings;
in the churchyard, near the south entrance, stands the head of an ancient
cross: the church was thoroughly restored and reseated with open benches in
1891, at a cost of £4,000. The register
of baptisms dates from the year 1607; marriages and burials, 1559. The living is a vicarage, with that of
Germoe annexed, Average vicarial tithe rent-charge £466, joint net yearly value
£477, with residence and 5 acres of glebe, in the gift of the Crown, and held
since 1888 by the Rev. Jocelyn Barnes M.A. of Worcester College, Oxford.
There is a Mission church at Ashtown. There are
Wesleyan chapels at S. Breage, Carleen, Ashtown, Hendra, Trenwheal and
Keneggie; Bible Christian chapels at Churchtown, Herland Cross and Ashtown; and
Free Methodist chapels at Ashtown and Rinsey. In this parish is Godolphin Hill,
495 feet and Tregoning Hill, 596 feet above the sea level; on the summit of the
latter are the remains of an entrenchment, measuring about 106 by 92 yards; on
the western declivity of the hill is a well, and part of its southern base is
dotted with tumuli; along the cliffs at Methleigh are many graves of
bodies washed in by the sea; and at Trewavas Head stands a singular columnar
rock, known as “the Bishop.” Breage was
once a prosperous mining centre, but little or no tin mining or streaming is
now carried on. Foote’s charity, of £8
8s. yearly, is distributed as follows:- £2 2s to the school; and £2 2s. for the
poor, and £4 4s. to the parish of Germoe; there is also £7 16s. for poor widows
of this parish. The Duke of Leeds, Lord Churston J.P. and Charles Trelawny esq.
and Edward Coode esq. J.P., D.L. of Polapit Tamar, are lords of the manor and principal landowners. The soil is light; subsoil, granite. The chief crops are wheat, barley and
oats. The area is 7,161 acres
(including 105 of water); rateable value, £9,210; the population in 1891 was
2,751.
RINSEY is a village on the sea coast, 2 miles
south-west; TREW, 1 mile north; CARLEEN or CARRLEON, 1 ½ miles north; KENEGGIE,
4 miles west; PENGERSWICK, 3 miles west, is the site of an ancient castle,
built in the 16th century, and formerly the residence of the Millytons; most of
the building is now ruinous, but a battlemented tower of three stages (temp.
Hen. VIII.) still remains; ASHTOWN is 1 mile west from Breage; other villages
in this parish are HENDRA, 2
west-south-west, TRESCOW, 4 north-west, TREVERVAS, 2 west-south-west, and
HERLAND, 2 north-north-west; PORTHLEVEN, 2 ½ south-south-east, is a fishing
village, partly in this parish and partly in Sithney.
POST OFFICE – Miss Mary Nicholas,
sub-postmistress. Letters, through Helston, arrive at 10.30 a.m.; dispatched at
2.15 p.m. Porthleven is the nearest money order & telegraph office.
ASHTOWN SUB-OFFICE – Miss Bessie KING,
sub-postmistress. Letters arrive 11.25 a.m. from Helston; dispatched 2 p.m.
Porthleven is the nearest money order & telegraph office.
INSURANCE AGENT: –
North British & Mercantile, J.B. Nicholas
SCHOOLS:-
A School Board of 5 members was formed April 4th 1871;H. H. Nicholas,
Clerk to the board.
Board, Wheal Vor (mixed), for 140 children: average attendance, 50.
Miss Mary Pope, mistress
Church, at St. Breage, Church
Town, supported by the Vicar of the parish; average attendance, 150; William Pidgeon,
master; Miss Ellen Treloar, mistress.
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CARRIERS – Thomas Henry Beckerleg, to Penzance, tues. & thurs.; Joel Rosewarne & Stephen Hoar to Helston, wed & sat
Barnes Rev. Jocelyn M.A. The Parsonage
Broad Mrs. Church Town
Peake Rev. George Charles B.A. (curate), Higher road
READ John Henry, Calebnas Row
ROBERTS Humphrey. Church Town
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COMMERCIAL |
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Andrewartha Jas Eade |
Farmr, Keneggie |
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Andrews William Curtis |
Coach & Horses P.H. Keneggie |
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Argall Alfred Francis |
Mine agent, Church Town |
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Bennett Paul |
Farmer, Tolmanor |
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Blight Thomas |
Farmer, Trevena |
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Breage Granite Quarry Co. (Thomas Eustice) |
Purser & Manager |
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Bryant John |
Shoemaker, Church Town |
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Carter Francis |
Farmer & registrar of births & deaths for sub-districts of Breage & Germoe, Rinsey |
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Coast Guard Station (Board of Trade rocket apparatus No. 276) |
George Cox, chief boatman |
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Cock Wm |
Trelawney’s Arms P.H. Trew |
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Curtis John |
Mine agent, Keneggie |
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Curtis John, Jun |
Farmer, Keneggie |
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Davey Stephen |
Farmer, Chynoweth & Trevena |
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Eustice Edmund Truscott |
Temperance hotel, Ashtown |
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Eustice William George |
Lion & Lamb P.H., Ashtown |
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Gilbert John Henry |
Farmer, Trevorian |
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Harry Constance (Mrs) |
Shpkpr, Ashtwn |
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Hosken William |
Farmer, Pembro |
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James Jsph Harry |
Shopkeepr, Ashtown |
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James William |
Farmer, Trevorvas |
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Johns William (Mrs) |
Shopkeeper |
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Joyce Jn Adams |
Wheelwt, Church Town |
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King Bessie (Miss) |
Shopkeeper, Post Office, Ashtown |
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King Wm |
Draper & Grocer, Church Town |
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Kitto Fras & Christr |
Farmers, Pengersick |
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Kitto Mary (Mrs) |
Farmer, Pengersick |
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Kitto Mary Ann (Mrs) |
Shpkpr, Keneggie |
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Lukey Joel |
Farmer, Leseave |
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Marks Henry |
Farmer, Keneggie |
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Matthew Francis Wm & Son |
Frmrs, Trenno |
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Matthew James |
Farmer, Trevalence |
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Metal & Flow Mine |
Stephen Pope Curtis, manager |
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Michell Henry |
Farmer, Methleigh |
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Nicholas Hy. Hebbard |
Builder, shipping agent & clerk to the school boards of Breage & Germoe, Church town |
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Nicholas Mary (Miss) |
Postmistress |
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Perry David |
Farmer, Crava |
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Richards Alfred |
Farmer, Pellor |
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Richards John |
Farmer, Rosemaber |
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Richards Phillippa |
Shopkeeper |
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Richards Thos |
Frmr, Treworlas |
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Richards William |
Farmer & Assistant Overseer, Trenalls |
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Richards William, Jun |
Farmer, Keneggie |
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Richards William (Mrs) |
Farmer, Little Methleigh |
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Rogers William |
Queen’s Arms P.H., Church Town |
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Rowe Jacob |
Farmer, Sethone |
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Rowe William |
Farmer, Tregew |
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Sampson Richd & Alfd |
Farmers, Hendrea |
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Stephens James |
Farmer, Tremearne |
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Smith Geo. |
Farmr, Sunnyvale, Pengersick |
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Symons Ann (Mrs) |
Starr Inn, Church Tn |
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Thomas Hy. Davey |
Farmer, Keneggie |
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Thomas John |
Farmer, Trevorvas |
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Toy Johannah (Mrs) |
Shopkeeper, Trew |
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Tredrea James |
Shopkeeper, Church Tn |
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Tregear John |
Farmer, Pentreath |
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Tregoning Clay & Brick Works |
John Martin, manager & purser |
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Treweeke Geo |
Frmr & Cttle dlr, Trequean |
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Tripcony John |
Farmer, Hendra |
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Tripcony Thos Hy. |
Farmer, Trevorwas |
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Williams Frank |
Blacksmith, Church Tn |