A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
SANCREED, or Sancreet, a village and a parish in Penzance district, Cornwall. The village stands on highground, under a wild upland called Sancreed Beacon, 4 miles S W by W of Penzance r. station. The parish contains also the village of Brahane; and its post town is Penzance. Acres, 4, 471. Real property, £4, 717. Pop.in 1851, 1, 394; in 1861, 1, 233. Houses, 237. The decrease of pop. was caused by suspension of the works ofseveral tin mines. The property is much subdivided. Remains of an ancient castle, called Caerbran, are near Brahane; an ancient monument, consisting of two concentric walls, the outer one 55 feet in diameter, is at Bodinnar; and Druidical stones are at Drift. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £450.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Exeter. The church is good, and contains several monuments. A very fineold cross is in the churchyard; two smaller crosses are at the gate and on the outside; and a well, formerly held insuperstitions repute, is adjacent. Two ancient chapelswere in different parts, and have left some traces. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Bible Christians, and a national school.
(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: | Sancreed CP/AP Penzance RegD/PLU Cornwall AncC |
| Place names: | SANCREED | SANCREED OR SANCREET | SANCREET |
| Place: | Sancreed |
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