Snippets
of village history
(not in any particular order) |
| • Berry Comb, in
Jacobstow, was once the residence of
Thomasine Bonaventure, and it was given
at her death to the poor of St. Mary
Week. |
| • Sir Nicholas
Slanning (1606-1643) and his men had a
brief sojourn at Saltash before
rejoining the rest in a rendezvous with
Grenville’s foot. They brushed aside a
small force at Week St. Mary on May 13th
and at 5.00a.m. on the 16th attacked the
forces on Stratton (now Stamford) Hill,
Stratton. This produced their most
spectacular victory when, after ten
hours of fighting uphill against twice
their number of much better equipped
enemy with a dug-in battery, they gained
the position, killing 300 and capturing
1,700 with fourteen guns, £300 and
plentiful provisions, at a cost of 80
men. Slanning and Trevanion commanded
the westernmost of the four columns. |
| • There was formerly
a chapel at Goscote, dedicated to St.
Lawrence. The chapel of St. Laurence at
Goscote was licensed in 1380. |
| • At Ashbury is an
earthwork in the form of a parallelogram
of about four acres. |
| • At Swannacott is a
smaller oval entrenchment 150 feet by
130 feet. Swannacott was a manor. |
| • February 17th
1956; Mr Trengrove was granted a full
liquor licence for The Green Inn, Week
St. Mary. |
| • Poor Man's Piece,
an area of 2R 27P (2 Rods 27 Perches or
Poles), still managed by a body of
Trustees, is to be let for the use of
good husbandry and grazing only. The
tenant is responsible for the upkeep of
the hedges and ground. |
| • Red Lion House,
Lower Square, was formerly an Inn, as
was New House. |
| • Lower Square was
once the site of the ancient Market
House, but there is currently no
evidence of its previous existence. |
| • Week St. Mary is
recorded in the Domesday Book as the
small settlement of 'Wich' and this
manor was granted to Richard Fitz
Turold, steward of the Earl of Cornwall,
Robert of Mortain, a half brother of
William I. |
| • Burdenwell Manor
dates back to the 16th century and was
once owned by the Granville family. |
• In the
18th Century John Wesley was
welcomed into the parish by the
Rector, on several occasions
between 1745 and 1762, where he
preached to large congregations.
For more information on John
Wesley, his life, beliefs and
the Methodist movement, please
click
here. |
John Wesley |
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• Penhallam - See
grass-covered ruins of a
medieval manor house, surrounded
by a protective moat in a
delightful woodland setting. One
particular example of the form
such building might take, during
the 13th century, is the manor
house at Jacobstow, formerly the
manor of Penhallam and held by
the Cardinhams and the
Champernownes, two of Cornwall's
richest families. The manor was
abandoned by the middle of the
14th century and has been
preserved at foundation level
ever since. |
An artists impression of
Penhallam manor |
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