In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described St Wenn like this:
WENN (St.), a parish in St. Columb district, Cornwall; 4 miles ENE of St. Columb-Major, and 12 W of Bodmin-Road r. station. It was known at Domesday as San Wena; and it has two annual fairs. Post town, Bodmin. Acres, 4,546. Real property, £3,352. Pop. in 1851, 650; in 1861, 580. Houses, 120. Tregotha, now a farmhouse, was the birthplace of Archbishop Tregury of the 15th century. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £161.* Patron, W. Rashleigh, Esq. The church was rebuilt in 1825, and. restored in 1868. There are a Wesleyan chapel and national schools.
St Wenn through time
St Wenn is now part of Restormel district. Click here for graphs and data of how Restormel has changed over two centuries. For statistics about St Wenn itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of St Wenn, in Restormel and Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2228
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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