Davidstow
Davidstow
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 Davidstow Church | |
  Davidstow Location withinCornwall | |
| Population | 493 (United Kingdom Census 2001) |
| OS grid reference | SX151872 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CAMELFORD |
| Postcode district | PL32 |
| Dialling code | 01840 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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Davidstow(Cornish:Logdewi(village) andCornish:Pluwdhewi(parish)[1]) is acivil parishand village in northCornwall,England, United Kingdom. The village is north ofBodmin Moorstraddling theA395 roadabout 3 miles (5 km) north ofCamelford.[2]The hamlets ofHallworthy,Hendraburnick,TremailandTrewassaare in the parish.[3]It was formerly known as Dewstow(e).[4]
'Davidstow Cheddar' and 'Cathedral City' brands of cheese are produced at Davidstow Creamery which is operated byDairy Crestusing water ultimately fromSt David'sHoly well,next to theparish church.
A military airfield,RAF Davidstow Moor,was built near the village during theSecond World Warand was later used as amotor racing circuit.
Parish church
[edit]'Davidstow' meansDavid's Placeand according to legend the church was founded bySaint Davidin the 6th century, whilst visiting his mother at nearbyAltarnun.The church is large but was very muchrestoredin 1875 so that little original work remains inside. Both the nave and the east windows are wider than usual in a Cornish church; a few bench ends are interesting, one portrays a bagpiper.[5]The parish is part of the group in the charge of the Rector ofBoscastle.
In former times the remoteness of the parish led to many vicars choosing non-residence. The older name Dewstowe is evidenced by a Guild of Our Lady of Dewstowe in 1545 (when it was abolished). The vicars of the 18th-century were non-resident and even the curates they employed could be absentees (e.g., in 1745 the vicar resided atSt Ervan,his curate atPancrasweekand the curate also minded the parish ofBoyton).[6]In 1561 information collected forArchbishop Parkerincluded the fact that the vicar, William Waller, was non-resident and "all things are in ruin".[7]
Arthur Langdon (1896) records two Cornish crosses in the parish, one at Lambrenny and one at Trevivian.[8]
Treglasta
[edit]The manor of Treglasta was recorded inDomesday Book(1086) when it was held byRobert, Count of Mortain;before 1066 it had been held byEarl Harold.There were 6 hides of land and land for 20 ploughs. The lord had one hide of land with 2 ploughs and 15 serfs. 24 villeins and 20 smallholders had the rest of the land with 12 ploughs. There were 300 acres of pasture, 4 unbroken mares, 4 cattle and 50 sheep. The value of the manor had been 12 silver marks (i.e. £8 sterling) but was in 1086 worth £15-18-4d.[9]
Gallery
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The view from Trevivian across the Inny valley towards Treglasta -
Davidstow Creamery -
Davidstow Creamery -
St David's Holy Well
References
[edit]- ^"Cornish Place Names".Cornishplacenames.co.uk.Retrieved12 November2018.
- ^Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190Bude & ClovellyISBN978-0-319-23145-6
- ^Cornwall;Explore Britain
- ^The Cornish Church Guide.(1925) Truro: Blackford; pp. 83-84
- ^Pevsner, N. (1970)Cornwall,2nd ed. Penguin Books; p. 62
- ^The Cornish Church Guide(1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 84
- ^Henderson, Charles (1935) Essays in Cornish History; ed. by A. L. Rowse and M. I. Henderson. London: Oxford University Press; p. 218
- ^Langdon, A. G. (1896)Old Cornish Crosses.Truro: Joseph Pollard; pp. 206-07 & 160-61
- ^Thorn, C., et al., ed. (1979)Cornwall.Chichester: Phillimore; entry 5,1,5
Further reading
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- Maclean, John(1872–79)The Parochial and Family History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor.3 vols. London: Nichols & Son
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