Devoran
50°12′41″N 5°05′34″W / 50.21144°N 5.09270°W
Devoran (
ecclesiastical parish, Devoran is now in the civil parish of Feock
(where the 2011 census population is included).
The village is on the northeast bank of the
tidal limit stretched much further up the valley than now.[3]
The name Devoran comes from the Cornish language Deveryon, meaning 'waters'.[4]
Mining
Devoran played an important role in the
footpath
and cycle route.
A ruined engine house of Carnon Mine is on the bank of the estuary near Devoran. The tin mine was in operation from 1824 to 1830.[6]
Church
The church of St John and St Petroc (architect
botanist and plant hunter is buried in Devoran churchyard. The parish war memorial by H J Martin lists seventeen names "in grateful memory of the men of the parish of Devoran who fell in the Great War 1914–1919". A further section of eight names was added of Second World War casualties.[9]
References
- ^ "Cornish Language Partnership : Place names in the SWF". Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4
- ^ Cornwall Industrial Settlements Initiative; Devoran; PDF. Retrieved 8 April 2016
- ^ Akademi Kernewek place names - Deveryon
- ^ "Cornwall Industrial Settlements Initiative - Devoran" (PDF). Historic Environment, Cornwall Council. December 2002. p. 13. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Carnon Mine" Explore Cornwall. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed., revised by E. Radcliffe. Penguin; p. 62
- ^ "Devoran". The Cornishman. No. 66. 16 October 1879. p. 5.
- ^ "Devoran War Memorial Cornwall". Retrieved 8 April 2016.
Further reading
- Acton, Viv Life by the Fal: Years of change at Point and Penpol, Penpol, Landmark Publications (1993) ISBN 1-873443-10-2
- Acton, Bob Exploring Cornwall's tramway trails, Volume 2: The coast-to coast trail: Portreath to Devoran and beyond, Penpol, Landmark Publications (1997) ISBN 1-873443-28-5
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