Pelynt

Coordinates: 50°22′N 4°32′W / 50.367°N 4.533°W / 50.367; -4.533
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Pelynt Church
Pelynt village
The Old School House, Pelynt

Pelynt (

civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth and four miles (6.5 km) west-northwest of Looe.[1] Pelynt had a population of around 1,124 at the 2001 census which increased to 1,296 at the 2011 census.[2] In addition, an electoral ward with the same name exists but extends towards Widegates avoiding Looe at all times. The population in 2011 for this ward was 4,453.[3]

History

The name Pelynt derives from the Cornish pluw (parish) and the name of Saint Non, the mother of St David.[4]

The manor of Pelynt is mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086) when it was valued much higher than Looe; it was held by Algar from Robert, Count of Mortain. There was half a hide of land and land for 8 ploughs. There were three and a half ploughs, 6 serfs, 4 villeins, 12 smallholders, 30 acres of woodland, 40 acres of pasture, 2 cattle, 14 pigs and 37 sheep. The value of the manor was £1 sterling though it had formerly been worth £2-10s.[5]

The

pastoral staff is preserved in the church. Other notable members of the locally resident Trelawny family are also commemorated.[6] In 1882 the south wall, Trelawny aisle, porch and vestry were restored for £1350 and the church was reopened on 12 October 1882.[7]

The village has a school, founded in 1882, and a 16th-century inn, The Jubilee.[6] The first mention of a post office in Pelynt was in May 1852, when a type of postmark known as an undated circle was issued. Details of some of the people who have run the post office, including William Churchill (1856), Harriet Andrews (1910) and Samuel Harvey (from 1929) appeared in a book published in 1988.[8]

Prehistory

There is an ancient

Rillaton Cup and the Pelynt Dagger are two artefacts that have been found in Cornwall that have been claimed to show contact with the Mycenaean world.[9][10] However, a 2006 study of gold cups by Stuart Needham and others sees no reason to look so far afield for parallels and locates the cup in a group with other "unstable" cups (round-bottomed and unable to stand up) in precious materials found in north-western Europe.[11] They propose a date around 1700 BC for the Rillaton Cup, though it may have been buried a long time after it was made.[12]
In contrast, the Pelynt Dagger might actually be Mycenaean but have made its way slowly across Europe over a considerable period.

Cornish wrestling

Cornish wrestling tournaments, for prizes, were held in Pelynt in the 1800s.[13]

Historic estates

The parish contains historic estates including:

  • Trelawny baronets
    , one of the most eminent of Cornish gentry families.

Notable residents

  • Trelawny
    , Bishop of Bristol, Exeter and Winchester
  • Eliza Fenwick, writer, was born in Pelynt
  • Seven sons of the Rev. Canon William Shuckforth Grigson M.A. and Mary Beatrice Boldero were born in the vicarage; five died in the two world wars. They included:

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  4. ISBN 9781900046053
    .
  5. ^ Thorn, C. et al., ed. (1979) Cornwall. Chichester: Phillimore; entry 5,15,3
  6. ^
    ISBN 0-300-09589-9
  7. ^ "The County". The Cornishman. No. 223. 19 October 1882. p. 4.
  8. ISBN 0-9508408-2-3
  9. ^ Christie, P. M. "Cornwall in the Bronze Age" in: Cornish Archaeology; 25
  10. ISBN 978-0-19-537984-6
  11. ^ Needham et al., 53-63
  12. ^ Needham et al., 60-63
  13. ^ West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 3 July 1857.

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