St Mabyn
St Mabyn
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Aerial view of St Mabyn | |
Location within Cornwall | |
Population | 628 [1] |
OS grid reference | SX041732 |
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Ceremonial county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BODMIN |
Postcode district | PL30 |
Dialling code | 01208 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
St Mabyn (
Etymology
The parish is traditionally named after Saint Mabyn or Mabena, said to have been one of the 24 children of Brychan, a Welsh saint and King of Brycheiniog in the 5th century.[4] Sabine Baring-Gould however suggests that the true founder of St Mabyn's Church was actually the male Welsh saint Mabon, and the attribution to a female Mabyn came about after the true history had been lost.[5] Davies Gilbert asserts that the name derives from the Cornish compound word Mab-in, meaning 'son'.[6]
The first recorded mention of the village was in 1234 when it was spelt Sancto Malbano, The ma... prefix can mean ‘place’.[7]
Demography
The population in 2001 was 560 persons, exactly the same as in 1811, having declined from 595 in 1991.[1] Population in 2011 was 628.[8]
In 2013 the proportion of dwellings that were second homes or holiday accommodation was 10.1%.[9]
Geography
The village is centred on the
The village is surrounded by high quality, undulating farmland. The Allen valley to the north west contains a number of Cornish Nature Conservation Sites. Land to the south-east is designated as an open area of local significance. Four trees in the village are subject to preservation orders.[11] The village has no connection to main sewerage and relies on septic tank drainage.
There was post-war development of local authority housing along Chapel Lane and Wadebridge Road. In the 1980s private housing schemes at Mabena Close and Meadow Court were completed and there was further ribbon development growth along Station Road. A residential development Greenwix Parc, comprising thirty five dwellings including 12 affordable units was completed by Midas Homes in 2011.
Economy
The major economic activity in the parish is agriculture and the parish has several large farms. Most agriculture centres on dairying, with arable crops such as potato and rape and some raising of sheep.
James Mutton of Burlerrow Farm was the first farmer in Cornwall to receive a grant from the
Andrew and Sally Kellow keep a large dairy herd at Treveglos Farm.[14]
Tom Bray produces around 26,000 litres of traditional farm cider a year at Haywood Farm,[15] where he has propagated 5,000 apple trees.[16]
In 2018 with the village shop proposing to close, a community shop opened on the site of the old school dinner hut, previously a petrol station.[17][18]
Parish church
The church comprises a chancel and nave with north and south aisles. The arcades each comprise seven four-centred arches of granite, supported on monolith granite pillars with sculptured capitals of St Stephens porcelain stone. There is a south porch, a north door, and priest's door. The tower is 75 feet (23 m) high and has three stages. It has a parapet with pinnacles. The earliest recorded Priest-in-charge was Roger de Warlegan in 1267.[19] Canon David John Elkington is the present incumbent.[20]
History
The earliest signs of habitation are at the Iron Age hill fort of Kelly Rounds or Castle Killibury. Radiocarbon dating gives a date of occupation between 400 and 100 BC.[21]
An archaeological excavation at Chapelfields in 2016 uncovered evidence of two domestic
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Arthur Langdon (1896) records four Cornish crosses in the parish: one in the churchyard and others at Colquite, Cross Hill and Penwine.[24] The Penwine cross is at Longstone.
The parish was part of the ancient
The inquisition of the bishops of
Sir Richard Serjeaux of Colquite in St Mabyn became High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1389.[28] Below Colquite House is the ruin of a manor house possibly of the late 15th century which may have been a first-floor hall house.[29][30]
The Long Sentry field south east of the church, has been identified as the possible location of the most northerly
Grade II listed Dinham's Bridge, built in the early 19th century crosses over the
Modern period
A
St Mabyn's standing stone was broken up for gateposts in 1850 and the stump re-located to the crossroads at Longstone.[35]
The main land owners in 1875, apart from the church, were The Viscount Falmouth, the Trustees of William Molesworth, John Tremayne from Heligan, the heirs of the late John Peter-Hoblyn, Francis John Hext and Mrs. Hooper and Richard Hambly Andrew.[34] There was an annual fair held on 14 February.[36]
In 2012 a parish councillor became the first in Cornwall to be disqualified from holding public office, and was banned for two years for bullying and showing disrespect to members.[37][38]
Cornish wrestling
Cornish wrestling tournaments for prizes were held in the old bowling green, adjoining the Old Inn, in St Mabyn churchtown.[39]
Notable residents
- Nicholas Kendall, a member of parliament and High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1847.[40]
- Samuel Lawry, Methodist minister and administrator.[41]
- Jill Murphy, children's author.[42]
- mixologist, drinks industry expert and director of Fluid Movement.
References
- ^ a b "GENUKI: St Mabyn". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ "List of Place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel" (PDF). Cornish Language Partnership. May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5
- ISBN 9780191542893. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ Baring-Gould, Lives of the Saints, p. 276.
- ^ Davies Gilbert (2013). "The parochial history of Cornwall, founded on t..." archive.org. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ISBN 978-0904889116.
- ^ "GENUKI: St Mabyn". genuki.org.uk. 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ Em Williams (2013). "Rogerson urges action over second homes in North Cornwall | Wadebridge People". wadebridgepeople.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ English Heritage (2013). "Church of St Mabena – St Mabyn – Cornwall – England | British Listed Buildings". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Allan Ward Profile" (Issue 8 March 2008) North Cornwall District Council
- ^ "elephant grass growing Cornwall | This is Cornwall". thisiscornwall.co.uk. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
A St Mabyn farmer first in Cornwall to receive grant from Rural Development Programme for England .
- ^ "James-Mutton_Case-Study_Burlerrow-Farm_23Apr14_Hi-Res-A4.pdf" (PDF). pdf.js. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- cornishguardian.co.uk. 2014. Archived from the originalon 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Anderson Elizabeth (11 June 2015). "Small cider makers "put at risk" by Brussels taxman". Daily Telegraph. pp. B5.
- ^ "My six favourite things | This is Cornwall". thisiscornwall.co.uk. 2013. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
traditional farmhouse cider
- ^ "The Site of St Mabyn's New Community Shop". www.stmabynshop.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "St Mabyn's Community Shop flies in!". North Cornwall Advertiser. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "St Mabyn". thisisnorthcornwall.com. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ "St Mabyn: St Mabena, St Mabyn – Cornwall | Diocese of Truro". achurchnearyou.com. 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ISBN 1-871060-31-1)
- ^ "Library". archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Chapelfield, St Mabyn, Cornwall Archaeological excavation" (PDF). Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Langdon, A. G. (1896) Old Cornish Crosses. Truro: Joseph Pollard; pp. 65-66, 48 & 338
- ^ Thorn, C. et al. (eds.) Cornwall. Chichester: Phillimore; entries 5,3,24 & 25
- ISBN 978-1-904808-22-0; p. 76
- ^ Polsue, Joseph (1870) A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall
- ^ Polsue, Joseph (1872) A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall, Vol. IV, p. 122
- ^ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed., revised by E. Radcliffe. Penguin; p. 55
- ^ Chesher, F. (1967) (article in) Cornish Archaeology; vol. 6
- ^ "Heritage Gateway – Results". heritagegateway.org.uk. 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Church Terrier – 1613 – Cornwall Record Office Document ARD/TER/304
- ^ "Dinham's Bridge – St Mabyn – Cornwall – England | British Listed Buildings". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ a b Maclean, John (1875) Parochial and Family History of Trigg Minor in the County of Cornwall: St. Mabyn and Michaelstowe
- ^ The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map: Longstone (St Mabyn) Standing Stone (Menhir)
- ^ St Mabyn AP/CP Cornwall through time | Descriptive Gazetteer entries[permanent dead link]
- ^ "'Chamber of Horrors' councillor is banned | This is Cornwall". thisiscornwall.co.uk. 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "BBC News – St Mabyn Parish councillor barred from office". bbc.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Royal Cornwall Gazette, 17 July 1869.
- ^ Pauline Pickup (2013). "Cornwall – Genealogy Resources". cornwall-opc.org. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
Pauline Pickup
- ^ W. A. Chambers (2013). "Lawry, Samuel – Biography – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Jill Murphy | Dear Hound | thisiscornwall.co.uk | This is Cornwall". thisiscornwall.co.uk. 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ISBN 9780806313085. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ISBN 9780806307220. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
Further reading
- Maclean, John (1872–79) The Parochial and Family History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor. 3 vols. London: Nichols & Son
External links
Media related to St Mabyn at Wikimedia Commons
- "Online Catalogue for St Mabyn". Cornwall Record Office.