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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
EWE (St.), a village and a parish in St. Austell district, Cornwall. The village stands near the coast, 3½ miles S by E of Burngullow r. station, and 5 S by W of St. Austell; and has fairs on 10 April and 9 Oct. The parish includes also the hamlets of Heligan-Mill and Pengrugla; and its post town is Mevagissey, under St. Austell. Acres, 5, 935. Real property, £5, 823; of which £75 are in mines. Pop., 1, 334. Houses, 285. The property is subdivided. Heligan is the seat of the Tremaynes; and Treganon was the seat of the Tredinghams. The rocks include slates and copper and tin ores. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £440.* Patrons, SirSawle, Bart., and E. Carlyon, Esq. The church is ancient but good; and has monuments of the Mohuns and others. There are chapels for Independents, Wesleyans, and Bible Christians, and charities £10.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | St Ewe AP/CP St Austell RegD/PLU Cornwall AncC |
| Place names: | EWE ST | ST EWE |
| Place: | St Ewe |
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